So, you wanna write to your favorite comic book and tell 'em how much you love the latest interstellar adventure, or the visual-stylings of their hot new artist who just jumped on board, or how "Captain Whatever" is the greatest thing since sliced cheese, well Sonny-Jim, fire that bad boy off to ..... What's that you say?
No more letters pages!
You mean to tell me that the best that I can do is to soil myself by wading into the acidic environment of an Internet website & post on a blog? But, it tends to stink in those locales and I really don't wanna hurl profanity or insults at anybody (even them that dee-serve such). Darn it, yet another thing that's missing and now nostalgically-pined for by many of us who are aging somewhat gracefully in the four-color world of fandom.
Yeah, I know that there a exceptions, but that's why letters pages are listed in the 'Somethings Missing' files .... they used to be the rule. Now mind your P's & Q's (watch your grammar and your language) partner.
I agree with you 100%. The letter pages gave readers a sense of community and also a sense of being in touch with the creators. They made comics seem less like mere product.
ReplyDeleteI also miss hand lettering, more simple colors, and covers that seemed like part of the comics themselves.