I have a few things that really annoy me about the comic book fandom.
1.Fans that think their ideas and opinions are the only ones that have merit and everyone who has an opposing viewpoint to theirs is wrong or misguided.
2. Fans who forget that everyone who posts here are pretty much just offering their personal opinions or speculations on things and not statements of fact.
3. Fans who for whatever reason think that if you dislike a particular book or a particular creative's work that they happen to think are the bee's knees then you are wrong.
4. Fans that continually come into a topic regarding some character, creative or title and comment on how much they hate whichever it is. I especially get annoyed by the people that have long ago dropped a title and yet show up in every post regarding it for the specific purpose of complaining about it.
5. I also find it annoying when fans want change only to turn around and complain when they get it.
Last edited by JasonTodd428; 01-18-2016 at 09:09 PM.
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Oh my goodness gracious! I've been bamboozled!
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Entitlement. Reactionarism. Solipsism. Obsession with piddling minutiae over story. Thinking piddling minutiae is the same thing as story. Not understanding what stories are or how they work. Appreciation threads.
"It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether I win or lose." - Peter David, on life
"If you can't say anything nice about someone, sit right here by me." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, on manners
"You're much stronger than you think you are." - Superman, on humankind
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Oh, and the cynical, teenage-brained putzes who think Batman should kill the Joker.
"It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether I win or lose." - Peter David, on life
"If you can't say anything nice about someone, sit right here by me." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth, on manners
"You're much stronger than you think you are." - Superman, on humankind
All-New, All-Different Marvel Checklist
Marvel and DC fans who think the comics should be more like the movies and tv shows bug me. Comic writers who cave in to these fans should be drawn and quartered.
Can I say appreciation threads? If you can't discuss a superhero character without a "safe space" where no criticism is allowed, then your actual appreciation of that character is as one-dimensional as a preteen's love for the latest pop heartthrob.
Racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia coming from people who read stuff like the X-Men. Are they really that thick? If they do understand it, why do they like it?
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I really don't like when someone thinks that everything is a PC stunt, it really grinds my gears. Why can't I have Cyborg, Vixen, John Stewart, Katana, Black Lightning & Vibe as the Justice League without it being questioned? No one questioned Al Ewing's Mighty Avengers.
Batman fans have to be the worst. Also the ppl who love to see the Watchmen story told over and over again for the millionth time in the worst way possible.
The fan who assumes that comics (or TV shows) exist solely for their individual gratification, to the point that any attempt to address a failing property that deviates from their preferences is some demonically greedy assault upon "the fans".
There's an evil twin to this fan.
The fan that loves a given character, but becoming bored over time, wants change without regard to whether that change so mutates a character that it undermines the character's core appeal or iconic elements, or so convolutes a character's history, that the character can't appeal to new readers.
You can find these twins locked in eternal mortal combat on the Superman Forum on any given day.
The continuity nazi. I understand a lot of things are sacred, but there are some who drag writers through the mud over every little thing. To me personally, quite a few folks take this shit too seriously. At some point you gotta just have fun, or really, why are you still reading?