Fantastic Four reboot is already screwed up...

[Jiminy_Cricket-migration]

[Logan510]

Oh my.

[Jiminy_Cricket-migration]

Oh my.

 

You're speechless?

 

That's a first.

 

[vaillant]

 

So that pretty much explains everything… Johnny and Sue’s parents were black!

But then… who was the Invincible Man?

[Logan510]

Oh my.

 

You're speechless?

 

That's a first.

 

 

[Comicopolis]

Threads like this are the reason people make fun of fanboys.

 

So true, so true.

 

Can you imagine if you told a prospective girlfriend you spent some time on the internet discussing the finer merits of superheroes and their importance just how she would react

[asr0462]

Threads like this are the reason people make fun of fanboys.

 

So true, so true.

 

Can you imagine if you told a prospective girlfriend you spent some time on the internet discussing the finer merits of superheroes and their importance just how she would react

 

That's why you keep it to yourself.

[Comicopolis]

Threads like this are the reason people make fun of fanboys.

 

So true, so true.

 

Can you imagine if you told a prospective girlfriend you spent some time on the internet discussing the finer merits of superheroes and their importance just how she would react

 

That's why you keep it to yourself.

 

You mean lie to a woman?

 

[asr0462]

Threads like this are the reason people make fun of fanboys.

 

So true, so true.

 

Can you imagine if you told a prospective girlfriend you spent some time on the internet discussing the finer merits of superheroes and their importance just how she would react

 

That's why you keep it to yourself.

 

You mean lie to a woman?

 

 

Yeah. Most girls don't appreciate whether you know about the Negative Zone or how many times Reed tried to heal Ben Grimm. They don't know what they're missing.

[Logan510]

Threads like this are the reason people make fun of fanboys.

 

So true, so true.

 

Can you imagine if you told a prospective girlfriend you spent some time on the internet discussing the finer merits of superheroes and their importance just how she would react

 

My wife doesn't care, she likes comics

 

 

Though I've dated girls in the past who looked at me cross eyed when I would mention comics.

[COI]

It's not what you like, it's 'how' you like it. It's the obsessiveness that's a turn-off.

 

 

[Logan510]

It's not what you like, it's 'how' you like it. It's the obsessiveness that's a turn-off.

 

 

Disagree. The mere mention of comics used to elicit funny looks and exclamations of "how old are you again"? I don't know how it is in Canada, but being a comic book fan in the US with most civilians is synonymous with being emotionally retarded.

[COI]

It's not what you like, it's 'how' you like it. It's the obsessiveness that's a turn-off.

 

 

Disagree. The mere mention of comics used to elicit funny looks and exclamations of "how old are you again"? I don't know how it is in Canada, but being a comic book fan in the US with most civilians is synonymous with being emotionally retarded.

 

I can only go by my own experiences. No girls I've dated have had any problem with it.

 

Labeling someone as "emotionally retarded" for a harmless hobby is "emotionally retarded" in itself.

[Logan510]

It's not what you like, it's 'how' you like it. It's the obsessiveness that's a turn-off.

 

 

Disagree. The mere mention of comics used to elicit funny looks and exclamations of "how old are you again"? I don't know how it is in Canada, but being a comic book fan in the US with most civilians is synonymous with being emotionally retarded.

 

I can only go by my own experiences. No girls I've dated have had any problem with it.

 

Labeling someone as "emotionally retarded" for a harmless hobby is "emotionally retarded" in itself.

 

You've been very lucky Most guys here would probably say at most their wives "tolerate" their hobby.

 

I agree with you about labels, but it is what it is. In TV or movies when they want to show someone is stupid or a geek they use comic books as a shorthand for this.

 

How many comic book fans here on these boards refer to themselves as geeks or dorks? Quite a few. There's a stigma in the US when it comes to comic books and their fans and it's existed for at least the time I've been collecting and probably quite a bit longer.

[DiceX]

Whoah! This thread is still alive?

 

 

[COI]

It's not what you like, it's 'how' you like it. It's the obsessiveness that's a turn-off.

 

 

Disagree. The mere mention of comics used to elicit funny looks and exclamations of "how old are you again"? I don't know how it is in Canada, but being a comic book fan in the US with most civilians is synonymous with being emotionally retarded.

 

I can only go by my own experiences. No girls I've dated have had any problem with it.

 

Labeling someone as "emotionally retarded" for a harmless hobby is "emotionally retarded" in itself.

 

You've been very lucky Most guys here would probably say at most their wives "tolerate" their hobby.

 

I agree with you about labels, but it is what it is. In TV or movies when they want to show someone is stupid or a geek they use comic books as a shorthand for this.

 

How many comic book fans here on these boards refer to themselves as geeks or dorks? Quite a few. There's a stigma in the US when it comes to comic books and their fans and it's existed for at least the time I've been collecting and probably quite a bit longer.

 

My cousin is a huge car guy. He collects them and works on them for resale. His wife barely tolerates it. When I was in my early 20s, I spent a lot of time working towards a black belt; my gf at the time got really impatient because I was there every night.

 

I always assumed that the stigma with hobbies like this wasn't so much about the hobby itself, but the amount of time and energy people put into things that seem so trivial. Whether it's being a gym rat, working on cars, or collecting comics, I think it's the time, effort and money put in that gets resented. Let's face it, collectors tend to suffer a degree of OCD which drives them to collect, and obsessive behavior can get out of hand.

[Comicopolis]

Whoah! This thread is still alive?

 

 

Not sure if I would define it as 'alive'.

[THE_BEYONDER]

 

 

Whoah! This thread is still alive?

 

 

Not sure if I would define it as 'alive'.

 

Yet not quite dead...

[paperheart]

Whoah! This thread is still alive?

 

 

Not sure if I would define it as 'alive'.

 

 

about as alive as the horse that was beaten about 75 pages back

[Logan510]

It's not what you like, it's 'how' you like it. It's the obsessiveness that's a turn-off.

 

 

Disagree. The mere mention of comics used to elicit funny looks and exclamations of "how old are you again"? I don't know how it is in Canada, but being a comic book fan in the US with most civilians is synonymous with being emotionally retarded.

 

I can only go by my own experiences. No girls I've dated have had any problem with it.

 

Labeling someone as "emotionally retarded" for a harmless hobby is "emotionally retarded" in itself.

 

You've been very lucky Most guys here would probably say at most their wives "tolerate" their hobby.

 

I agree with you about labels, but it is what it is. In TV or movies when they want to show someone is stupid or a geek they use comic books as a shorthand for this.

 

How many comic book fans here on these boards refer to themselves as geeks or dorks? Quite a few. There's a stigma in the US when it comes to comic books and their fans and it's existed for at least the time I've been collecting and probably quite a bit longer.

 

My cousin is a huge car guy. He collects them and works on them for resale. His wife barely tolerates it. When I was in my early 20s, I spent a lot of time working towards a black belt; my gf at the time got really impatient because I was there every night.

 

I always assumed that the stigma with hobbies like this wasn't so much about the hobby itself, but the amount of time and energy people put into things that seem so trivial. Whether it's being a gym rat, working on cars, or collecting comics, I think it's the time, effort and money put in that gets resented. Let's face it, collectors tend to suffer a degree of OCD which drives them to collect, and obsessive behavior can get out of hand.

 

I understand what you're saying, but none of those hobbies is considered to be material meant for children, which is where a lot of the stigma comes from.