A list...comic fan bros you shouldn't be

Hello & Welcome to a special edition of The Comic Shop Blog! 

I haven't had a fun post in awhile, so here we go.  If any of this bothers you remember it's all in good fun so lighten up.  I can admit that I've fallen in to some of these categories from time to time.  If you think of any more please comment on the FB post, and be sure to share if you like what you see here.


Comic fan bros you shouldn't be 


1.  "Salty because they didn't do the movie EXACTLY like the comic book" - this was a chief complaint by some about "Age of Ultron" & "Civil War".  Naming something after a famous story line can lead to that expectation, but take my word for it shot-for-shot remakes are F&CKING BORING.  Go rent the Watchmen motion comic movie and you will see what I mean.  Also in the examples I gave those story lines would have made zero sense.  Civil War in example was about secret identities which have not been a focal point in the MCU. 

2.  Contrarian - "a contrarian is a person that takes up a contrary position especially a position that is opposed to that of the majority"... also a Hipster.  If something is good & you like it just man up and admit it.  Being a hipster is lame.

3.  DC vs. Marvel guy - it's not sports bro calm down.  There are good to great things coming from everywhere and we should enjoy the ride because at some point this bubble will burst.  I'm old enough to remember the early 2000's comic book movie boom where "X2" & "Spider-man 2" were the cream of the crop and we could only hope to have the quality movies we have now.

4.  Everything is a metaphor for the political world guy - this is more for the self important journalists out there.  Sure there are parallels out there but we don't need to be beaten over the damn head with it.  Let people draw their own conclusions and review the damn movie.

5. Male-ists or whatever the hell they are called - I've outlined before the sheer overwhelming number of movies featuring a white-male-superhero lead.  Some diversity is good.  Shut up.  Marvel has a trio of white dudes named Chris leading their stable with Hemsworth, Pratt, & Evans.  Mixing it up is great.  Furiosa, Rey, Wonder Woman, and others have proven that female led films are just as riveting.  I say bring on Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan, Black Canary, Harley Quinn, Black Widow, Gotham City Sirens, Batgirl, bring on all the women!

6. Creepy con guy - yes there are gorgeous cosplayers out there.  There are women like Jessica Nigiri and others that seem just unreal.  Here's a tip to not be a creep, be polite, ask for a picture, compliment the cosplay, keep your hands to yourself, and move on.

7. Know-it-all guy - just don't be that in regular life.

8. Debbie Downer guy - the saying different strokes for different folks I think was created by someone associated with the arts.  People enjoy different movies, music, books, comics, and other media in different ways.  If someone likes something you don't share your opinion, but don't rain on their parade.

9. Old is always better guy - It is impossible for anything new to compete with your rose colored memories of how things used to be.  This is true in all things, but for this entry I point to comics and associated media.  The thing I like best about DC's rebirth is that it embraces the past, but uses it to tell a compelling story for the future.  For instance our old Superman is back but in a new and different way.

10.  Publish your own comics blog guy - LOL JK that's totes awesome just don't take yourself too seriously.