Why are there so many comic book collecting Canucks around here?

[fantastic_four]

Last time I heard an estimate on these kinds of numbers, the United States had about 275 million residents and Canada had about 30 million; that's roughly a 10-to-1 ratio. Yet here in the forums, the ratio of Americans to Canadians seems more like 1-to-1, or perhaps there are even more Canadians than Americans.

 

So why are there so many comic book collecting Canadians around here? Do American movies, television shows, and video games not make it across the border fast enough or something?

[500Club]

You ever been up here in the winter....?

 

And yet, I've heard Canada has the highest per capita consumption of Slurpees.

[Bronty]

I think we're probably just a vocal minority

 

I also read somewhere that a significantly higher percentage of Cdn households have high-speed internet so that might partly account for the healthy showing.

 

Switch over to the dark side, James. There's some back bacon in it for you... We'll have to increase your [!@#%^&^] length about three inches though. But hey! Then you'll be able to wave it around with gman and shuley

[500Club]

Switch over to the dark side, James. There's some back bacon in it for you...

 

..and real beer....

[Bronty]

Funny thing, those Slurpee statistics. You know that the average age of Slurpee buyer in Canada is 29?? 29, for god's sake

 

You know what that means - whole lotta people buying slurpees to spike with liquor! Which also explains why we buy so many - it's more a drink mix more than a summer treat

[500Club]

I'd say it's both.... and I also have fond memories of 7-11 runs to buy Slurpees and check out the spinner racks.

[AlexH]

Last time I heard an estimate on these kinds of numbers, the United States had about 275 million residents and Canada had about 30 million; that's roughly a 10-to-1 ratio. Yet here in the forums, the ratio of Americans to Canadians seems more like 1-to-1, or perhaps there are even more Canadians than Americans.

 

So why are there so many comic book collecting Canadians around here? Do American movies, television shows, and video games not make it across the border fast enough or something?

 

What are you talkin' aboot, eh?

[aardvark88]

Only seems like a preponderance of Canucks on the forums b/c greggy accounts for 70% of the Canuckle-head posts by his lonesome.

[Bronty]

Like I said, a vocal minority

[aardvark88]

The fires are running rampant in parts of BC now. May turn up a few fresh comic collections from estates or unfortunate senior who don't have anywhere to store there books anymore.

[Bronty]

What, the "smoke damage" pedigree?

[aardvark88]

Would help if 1 of the rampant BC fires was not started by a fireman in the bush having a smokey-dokey break. To bong or not to bong?

[aardvark88]

A snappier name would be the Lightning Strike pedigree.

[garthgantu]

I assumed the answer was the lax digital immigration laws in the U.S. ... anyone can post a message to a US server these days - it's disgraceful!

[comicwiz]

Perhaps because Canada has the highest per-capita of billionares. This translates into a higher degree of disposable income, which could explain the higher degree of investment activity in collectible items such as comics.

 

But I like to think its mostly because a major comic book publsiher decided to make Wolverine a Canuck, and any comic publisher that decides to create the coolest character in comicdom, and make him a Canuck deserves my interest!!

[ArAich]

So...basically you are saying...the best mutants come from Canada... ...

[aardvark88]

Canada also had its share of creative talent: Jerry Siegel, J Byrne, Todd, Travis Charest, Matt Wagner.

[COI]

I don't really know, but It has nothing to do with Entertainment. We get all the big studio movies the same time you guys do. I have many of the major T.V Stations from different States(KTLA, UPN, WB etc...). And the winter here in Toronto can get bad, but NY tends to get it worse. And I'll bet everything I have that there's a hell of a lot more to do in Toronto, than there is "in da boonies".

 

Although, Canucka does start getting pretty grim as you climb north.

[comicwiz]

So...basically you are saying...the best mutants come from Canada... ...

 

Uh................, yep; that pretty much sums it for me!

 

Pay no heed to my biased views Ricky; this is coming from a guy who collects undergrounds

[comicwiz]

Canada also had its share of creative talent: Jerry Siegel, J Byrne, Todd, Travis Charest, Matt Wagner.

 

Good point odin88; and not to turn this into a pee-ing contest, but we CANNOT forget the talented Pam Anderson. That is one very TALENTED Canuck, which BTW; I don't mind getting all sentimental about when discussing my national pride