tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post7552847419495172636..comments2024-03-28T03:21:27.550-04:00Comments on The Cool Kids Table: The "downside" of "making it" in comicsBen Morsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419191228823565831noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-75103179060336527912009-09-21T16:43:48.067-04:002009-09-21T16:43:48.067-04:00Yeah, sorry dude, this is pretty much a whine-fest...Yeah, sorry dude, this is pretty much a whine-fest.<br /><br />So, you go one day/weekend and it depresses you? O.o<br /><br />You DO realize that NEW comics come out, all the time, year round, right?<br /><br />But, this may speak of your comic book love & addiction, like all of us. I mean, if this gets you down, I suppose you have a love of comics as you want to be excited by them and all.<br /><br />But yes, getting older, I have closure with not being interested in all the books I used to love. But there are SOOO many different types of comic books (serial and GN's) that I find it IMPOSSIBLE to not find something interesting almost everytime I go to a comic book store.<br /><br />Again, people, there are many more types of books than just Marvel, DC and of the superhero(tm) genre. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-74461794473029762832009-09-20T22:03:17.356-04:002009-09-20T22:03:17.356-04:00I, thankfully, have reclaimed that excitement, but...I, thankfully, have reclaimed that excitement, but I found at the time that it wasn't totally gone. With certain writers, no matter how much I knew, the actual execution was often the best part. Also, the visual side of comics really saved other series.JimmyGlenn711https://www.blogger.com/profile/00027510529908112744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-7683056248496115532009-09-20T00:52:39.876-04:002009-09-20T00:52:39.876-04:00I still get excited to read new comics. I've a...I still get excited to read new comics. I've always been proud that Wizard didn't rob me of that, since so many people told me it would.Ben Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419191228823565831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-64423519339232931332009-09-19T23:52:41.508-04:002009-09-19T23:52:41.508-04:00Four years removed from the industry, and I've...Four years removed from the industry, and I've yet to reclaim the excitement for reading new books. A bummer, I know, but I'm gettin' there.Jesse T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09632984099815097869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-50056635770058795872009-09-19T20:36:48.303-04:002009-09-19T20:36:48.303-04:00Oh yeah, no question losing that "surprise ov...Oh yeah, no question losing that "surprise over what comes next" feeling is the true downside of working in comics, I just hand't thought about that in ages because it's been awhile. You find ways to adjust and get excited about reaction as opposed to product (in least in my case that's how I roll).Ben Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419191228823565831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4978439808729663406.post-5920976399950528302009-09-19T19:28:31.647-04:002009-09-19T19:28:31.647-04:00Great post! In my limited experience in the comic...Great post! In my limited experience in the comics industry, I also found that there was a very slight downside to working behind the scenes.<br /><br />I found during my short tenure at Marvel that the dribs and drabs of secrets I heard about, or saw first hand, really stole the spark of excitement I used to feel when reading new comics. Where once I was a ravenous Marvel fan with only a slight interest in DC (mainly just Nightwing and Geoff Joihns' books), now I was picking up tons of DC books and almost no Marvel. I remember lamenting the dulled feeling of excitement and feeling guilty about it.<br /><br />Anyway, since leaving, my Marvel consumption has rebounded pretty dramatically. But that was my experience with the "downside" of working in the comics industry. Then again I never got drinks with Geoff Johns nor have I ever had him name a character after me or my loved ones, so my experiences are similar but to a much lesser extent.<br /><br />In any event, great post dude.JimmyGlenn711https://www.blogger.com/profile/00027510529908112744noreply@blogger.com