I ve never seen a worse group of complainers than comic book fanboys. My first article admission into the whatculture elite had me talk about how much i hate smarks within. The reason why batman is a cool character is because hes more realistic. While those of the normal fandom, can be argued with, you can debate. I hate comic booksuperhero movies, theyre so boring, predictable, childish, shitty action, no plot, but yet. Its not just the pagetoscreen transitions that have raised fanboy ire, either. Marvel comics or simply known as marvel is an editorial founded by martin goodman in 1939 that focuses mainly on comic books, and its famous by such superheroes like the avengers, captain america, iron man, the incredible hulk, thor, spiderman, the x. Hate comics hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by wikia. And even the most staunch defender of both the comics and gotham cant deny its built around people who have maaaaybe seen the nol. In 2000 bagge revived the series in hate annual, a yearly comic which continues the story after hate in short stories, in addition to bagges writings on libertarianism and. When it comes to geek movies and merchandising, hollywood is still trying hard to court what they view as a loyal.
Those that simply love and know almost everything about that character. Mostly, i cant stress this enough, if you voted for trump or maybe even lean conservative on some issues, this book isnt for you. Aug 11, 2016 its pretty easy to get comic book fans outraged. It looks like hes wearing a garbage bag and that feels really awful to say. There was not one good, memorable, exciting scene in iron man but still everyone thought it. Iron man, hulk, spiderman, these are shitty movies. Fanboys resent snyder as much as they now resent scorsese because they hate the moral reckoning required of humanist cinema. Previous sega fanboy and childhood friend of lemmy. I hate comic book superhero movies, theyre so boring, predictable, childish, shitty action, no plot, but yet. Fanboy comics 419 s college rd, wilmington, north carolina 28403 rated 4. They start a lot flame wars, in which they especially argue about dc and marvel characters. Fangirls and fanboys who are very annoying,hypocritical,based and hate female or male characters just because they are that gender and many other things that they do such as not paying attention to the story and bashing people.
Its an only slightly twisted vision of the current state of the u. But the welladjusted 49yearold is nostalgic for the days when comic book fanboys like him were outcasts. That is called hate, and that is what fanboys rooting for sinister six and fantastic four to fail are doing, hating. Comic book fans are aholes sherdog forums ufc, mma. I am a professional author and lifelong comic bookspro wrestling fan. Oct 09, 2019 fanboys resent snyder as much as they now resent scorsese because they hate the moral reckoning required of humanist cinema.
I also work as a journalist as well as writing comic books i also draw, screenplays, stage plays, songs. Ive never seen a worse group of complainers than comic book fanboys. Back in 2018, tyler ninja blevins revealed why at the time he didnt stream with female gamers, explaining that rumor culture, the era of clickbait, and just the fact that every little. John talks about the two major problems that exist within the ranks of both marvel and dc fanboy communities and how they threaten the fan community as a whole. The 2 big problems with marvel and dc fanboys youtube. Watchmen fans have no idea what its really about why. Comic book fans are the most gullible people, theyll fall for anything. Mar 15, 2011 as any member of the screen rant team can tell you, comic book movies are a volatile topic.
In 2000 bagge revived the series in hate annual, a yearly comic which continues the story after hate in short stories, in addition to bagges writings on libertarianism. Jan 08, 20 the title of this post is a paradox, because i love comic books. For every new post we do about upcoming super hero films like the amazing spiderman, xmen. The comicbook community is a community comprised of fandoms on comic books. I mean, any rational fan would be like i cant wait to see how sinister six.
Rotten tomatoes has denounced a facebook group attempting to flood its site with poor audience scores for disney and marvel studios upcoming. The term fanboy as far as we know goes back to at leas the 1950s the earliest source is the book learning to write by reed smith, bill paxton, william paxton, and basil g. Before xmen, the only examples rabid fanboys had to look to in the comic book movie world were a handful of bad batman movies tim burtons 1989 batman excluded, a very bad punisher movie and a madefortv spiderman flick so excuse us for being overly concerned about xmens transition from page to screen. Besides, the movie was very faithful, and guess what, comic fanboys were pissed about that too. M artin scorseses disconnect from the comicbook movie cult, confessed in a recent interview with empire magazine, is the first line in the sand to be drawn by a filmmaker rather than a critic. A definition of fanboys is, a passionate fan of a particular product or company whether it be comics. I remember looking around at the swarm of hookyplaying droolers and fanboys and knowing i was precisely where i was meant to be. Ive been writing this for months and it has reached over 3000 words. Ab video on why batman fanboys piss me off, and how they are single handedly holding back the comic book movie industry. They make huge assumptions, and get up in arms about the dumbest stuff when they know the medium is full of twists and turns to keep things interesting.
But women have always been a part of geek culture, even when the subculture has. However the term really picked up popularity in comic book circles in the 1980s although it was a bit of a. Seriously a mod is needed to lock any thread bashing fanboys, because is a really. So theyve decided to fight back by being superracist about black panther. Fanboys comic con is the largest oneday comic con in texas and now promotes fandom related events worldwide. The mcu are basicass comic book adaptations for superhero fanboys, and no more. This phenomenon has warped the definition of fanboy over the years from super. But what i have really come to hate is that i can no longer seem to escape the shadow of. Fanboys is a boisterous comingofage story, yessir, and it says stuff about friendship and loyalty and eventually putting away those childish things but maybe holding off on that for just a tiny bit longer. Looking for online definition of fanboys or what fanboys stands for. There are star wars fanboys, and video game console fanboys, and comic book fanboys. This may explainy why some joker fans fall for the films glib. Seriously a mod is needed to lock any thread bashing fanboys, because is a really common thing and just clutter the thread.
Watchmen fans have no idea what its really about why do. I hate it when fanboys on the internet think they have any power in the real world. Written by daniel gordon with artwork by adrian sibar, revenge of the fanboys, which just began its kickstarter for the second of a planned four issues, is described as the greatest parody in comic book history. In 1995, marvel comics challenged diamond comic distributor dc comics publisher and bought the worlds third largest comic book distributor, heroes world distributor. This may explainy why some joker fans fall for the films glib scorsese references the king of comedy, taxi driver. Its well made, entertaining, and i think it has the same spirit of the comic. Fanboys comic con the largest oneday comic con experience. Last year marked the watershed moment when attendance at comic book conventions nationwide was predominately female.
Just because its a comic book film doesnt mean its bad. When alan moores watchmen arrived on shelves back in 1986, the elusive author likely had no idea that his 12issue dc series would have such. However, theres a ton of things that really bother me about them. Man of steel, green lantern, thor, captain america, or the avengers no matter if its news, images, posters, or trailers we often get a. First class, antman, the punisher, the dark knight rises, superman. As ive mentioned a few times on the website, i was a big comic fan in my youth but around 1996 i gave it up. Im usually the first person to say that the comics and movies have different design aesthetics and you cant compare the two, but man, i wish we could see a version of doom closer to his comic book iteration. Apr 01, 2020 doomsdays appearance in batman v superman. Fandom relates to the hardcore fans of a comic book. Mar 12, 20 ab video on why batman fanboys piss me off, and how they are single handedly holding back the comic book movie industry. Why i hate comic books the brotherhood of evil geeks.
May 24, 2018 when alan moores watchmen arrived on shelves back in 1986, the elusive author likely had no idea that his 12issue dc series would have such a lasting influence among comic book fanboys. In 2000 bagge revived the series in hate annual, a yearly comic that continues the story after hate in short stories, and includes writings on libertarianism, culture, and. Jul 06, 2008 i hate comic book superhero movies, theyre so boring, predictable, childish, shitty action, no plot, but yet. Is gotham made for comic book fanboys or those who have. So people not agreeing with your opinion mean fanboy, and that mean you are totally bias and a marvel fanboy. Even though i understand the important role that they play in the survival and evolution of the industry, i hate going into reallife, brickandmortar comic book. Not saying people who have read the comic cant like it, but i sure dont. In 2011, marvel had the gall to announce miles morales, the halfblack, halflatino teen, would be taking on the. Stinky brown, super star is a onepage backup in which stinky cant remember his lines in a. Jan 04, 2000 comic book culture is 1999, but feels like it was written in 1996 or 1997, mainly for the lack of focus on the incredible growth of manga in america and how pokemon, dragonball z, and sailor moon are revitalizing comic book culture by bringing children back to comics.
Sep 18, 2018 in 1995, marvel comics challenged diamond comic distributor dc comics publisher and bought the worlds third largest comic book distributor, heroes world distributor. That people alot of times dont understand what words mean and use. Dc comic fanboys think theres a rt conspiracy against their films, and that conspiracy involves marvel and disney. This fanboy outcry wouldnt be an issue if hollywood didnt care about fanboy opinion but anybody who has been to the san diego comic con in the last few years and seen the pandering to fanboys that occurs there, knows. Fanboys comic con is the celebration of all things fandom, fanboys unites the fans with the genres in a fun atmosphere and where fans of game, movie, comics can come together to have fun and make friends. Dont get me wrong, i like batman i really do but i cant be a fan. My first article admission into the whatculture elite had me talk about how much i hate smarks within the wrestling industry and how their. First published by fantagraphics in 1990 it ran for 30 issues, and was one of the bestselling alternative comics of the 1990s, at its height selling 30,000 copies an issue. Hate may be a strong word for it but i cant be a batman fan. In 2000 bagge revived the series in hate annual, a yearly comic that continues the story after hate in short stories, and. Collectors and dealers alike will find that bagges brilliantly satirical skewering of the industry hits a little too close to home. Batman v supermans doomsday was supposed to evolve into.
The lovehate relationship between dc comics and marvel comics. Scorsese dissents from comicbookmovie fanboys national. Comic book culture is 1999, but feels like it was written in 1996 or 1997, mainly for the lack of focus on the incredible growth of manga in america and how pokemon, dragonball z, and sailor moon are revitalizing comic book culture by bringing children back to comics. I swear, theyre the first ones to try and act like they know where a story is going before even reading it. I still read the batman comics and i love them but i just cant see him the way i see other superheroes like superman, flash and so on. Sometimes, kot can get a bit wordy in his speech bubbles and sometimes his characterization will be off and offend readers. They bitch and moan about every little thing and genuinely hate everything comic related but conitune to collect comic books. But scorseses forthrightness was met with shock only because the comment seemed to contradict his cinephile legend. What do you dislike most about other comic book reddit. And the last thing a country town of only 200 people needed or thought to have stocked in the local general store was comic books or as the. Jan 31, 2015 that is called hate, and that is what fanboys rooting for sinister six and fantastic four to fail are doing, hating. Should hollywood listen to fanboys about comic book movies. The comic is centered on two fanboys and one fangirl, each rooting for their own company. Aug 03, 2017 john talks about the two major problems that exist within the ranks of both marvel and dc fanboy communities and how they threaten the fan community as a whole.
Revenge of the fanboys is a meta lovehate letter to. As any member of the screen rant team can tell you, comic book movies are a volatile topic. I love comics, and because of that i recognize how very hatable they can be. Fanboys is also raunchy and funny and theres a lot of rush being played not at all an awful thing. Dawn of justice has become a sticking point for fanboys, but filmmaker zack snyder has now explained how he planned to make the villain look more comic. Fanboys is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Dc comic fanboys are being racist about black panther on. Just have captain america say hail hydra, cut some joker scenes out of your movie or make a movie that critics hate and fans love, or. Some of the reasons people who dont love comics hate them are. Diamond comic distributor, meanwhile, acquired the distribution rights of dc comics fully. Marvel comics or simply known as marvel is an editorial founded by martin goodman in 1939 that focuses mainly on comic books, and its famous by such superheroes like the avengers, captain america, iron man, the incredible hulk, thor, spiderman, the xmen, fantastic four, ultimates and many more.