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moonspider Veteran

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 3471 Location: that cold shiver down your spine
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 2:16 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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girls read comics
it's weird that some guys think that's some sort of weird event....like a major discovery
all i say about that....kewl
nothing more nothing less  _________________
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TheTravis Senior Member

Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 1583 Location: Halfway between NY and Boston...
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 2:18 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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wayner3e wrote: | TheTravis wrote: | I used to have a penpal in Singapore. She was cool. Singapore is cool. The end. |
Speaking as someone who has to live here, that point is highly debatable... |
Eh. She was cool. And she sent me pictures of her hanging out with Slash from Guns and Roses. _________________ Now Playing:
Mike Doughty - Smofe + Smang |
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NickThompson Veteran

Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 2946 Location: England
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 2:27 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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One thing I never get. Why is not washing so stereotyped in the comic geek persona, when there are people like that EVERYWHERE? Not just nerdy or geeky people, people in EVERY walk of life. _________________
"You know, if we get killed in the street by two delinquent Pokemon trainers, people might forget that we were badasses." - Alex Hayden |
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JimboTheFish Senior Member

Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 1272 Location: Taejon, South Korea
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 5:23 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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Welcome to the board! Believe me, most of us males here are happy to have another female comic reader and poster. Bring on the estrogen!
R _________________ Now with twice the sad monkey!
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Yano New Kid on the Block

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 88 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 7:29 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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NickThompson wrote: | One thing I never get. Why is not washing so stereotyped in the comic geek persona, when there are people like that EVERYWHERE? Not just nerdy or geeky people, people in EVERY walk of life. |
I have to admit that I never knew that to be a stereotype of 'comic book geeks'. However, after going to more than my share of 'cons, I can honestly tell you that the amount of not-so-great smelling guys there is significantly higher than at any other gather I have been to, outside of walking down a crowded city street and passing by a homeless person or two. True, it's not a fair stereotype for 95% of you out there, but it's the 5% that's still bringing our people down.
As for being a woman that reads comics, I know I'm a minority, and yeah, I haven't had many occasions where I've been in a comic book store and seen another female in there.
But I don't really have any complaints, other than what people outside of the comic book world think. When a guy finds out you read comics, then you're SO COOL. But when another woman finds out, it's like, "Errr...why?" It's like I'm a mutant or something. But unless you love comics, it's hard to understand.
My favorite thing is when I got to a 'con and I'm talking to an artist or something, and they ask if I'm there with my boyfriend (assuming that I'm the tag-along girlfriend or something) that usually they're really impressed (after a couple seconds of disbelief) that I'm a girl who's at a comic book convention WITHOUT A MAN. It's hilarious. |
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Rick_O Senior Member

Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 1427 Location: Deep South Texas
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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Jon_Dye wrote: | Galen wrote: | These suggestions of social ineptness with girls is greatly exaggerated.
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hold on a sec...
hey baby.. |
Greatest photo ever.
and thank you for making my point and not saving me from resorting to troll-like examples from cons. |
Shit me and my buddies do that whether it be at a bar or the freakin library, and those guys don't even read directions much less comics. _________________ We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the the stars- Oscar Wilde
I live my life like a french movie, Steve.
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sapphirag Junior Member

Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 124 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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There are more and more girls reading comics. Especially with so many crossover books that are "girl friendly" to read. I still feel like the minority at shows, but I find more and more girls to talk to about my books. In college, my roomates and I all read comics. It's not that big of a deal. _________________ www.sapph.com |
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secretasiangirl Stranger

Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 43 Location: unspecified, usa
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Posted: Aug 09, 2004 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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Yano wrote: | NickThompson wrote: | One thing I never get. Why is not washing so stereotyped in the comic geek persona, when there are people like that EVERYWHERE? Not just nerdy or geeky people, people in EVERY walk of life. |
I have to admit that I never knew that to be a stereotype of 'comic book geeks'. However, after going to more than my share of 'cons, I can honestly tell you that the amount of not-so-great smelling guys there is significantly higher than at any other gather I have been to, outside of walking down a crowded city street and passing by a homeless person or two. True, it's not a fair stereotype for 95% of you out there, but it's the 5% that's still bringing our people down.
As for being a woman that reads comics, I know I'm a minority, and yeah, I haven't had many occasions where I've been in a comic book store and seen another female in there.
But I don't really have any complaints, other than what people outside of the comic book world think. When a guy finds out you read comics, then you're SO COOL. But when another woman finds out, it's like, "Errr...why?" It's like I'm a mutant or something. But unless you love comics, it's hard to understand.
My favorite thing is when I got to a 'con and I'm talking to an artist or something, and they ask if I'm there with my boyfriend (assuming that I'm the tag-along girlfriend or something) that usually they're really impressed (after a couple seconds of disbelief) that I'm a girl who's at a comic book convention WITHOUT A MAN. It's hilarious. |
hey, those guys asking about your boyfriend might've been trying to hit on you!
but people always do assume that i'm just the girlfriend of whatever guy buying comics with... sometimes i do go w/ my better half, other times i would go w/ a coworker (actually he posts here too!)... the comic shop owners must've thought i was a slut or something...  _________________ "the picture you see is no portrait of me it's too real to be shown to someone i don't know" |
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Noble Veteran

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Yano New Kid on the Block

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 88 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Aug 10, 2004 1:29 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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secretasiangirl wrote: |
hey, those guys asking about your boyfriend might've been trying to hit on you! |
Uh, yeah, it could have been that, too.  |
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MACK! Enthusiast
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 714
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Posted: Aug 10, 2004 4:08 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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If girls didn't read comics, I'd probably not still be working on Kabuki
The majority of my reader-mail is from women. And my experience at conventions has always been of meeting many woman readers at my table or booth.
I'm usually at my booth the entire time, so it was a while before, I realized that the rest of the con had a different gender and hipness ratio.
I like it at my booth.
I always seem to meet the hippest and most intelligent people at conventions. I didn't even realize any of the fanboy stereotypes were true until I ventured into other parts of the cons. Like Oemings table. Just joking
Everyone is welcome to stop by, or hang out, at my booth for a very friendly area to all genders, and all types or non types.
Just wanted to share that my experience in comics from my perspective has been full of women readers. At stores, conventions, fanmail. And most of the most succesfull comic stores that I've been to seem to be filled with women who work at the store, or run the store. They are at the counter. Suggesting books and helping customers. And making other female customers completely at ease and welcome. |
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Andrewj Veteran

Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 2604 Location: alexandria, va
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Posted: Aug 10, 2004 4:18 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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No wonder Bendis is always over at Macks booth  _________________ "If everything is under control, you are going too slow."
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Michael_Goodman Senior Member

Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 1923 Location: Clearwater, FL
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Posted: Aug 10, 2004 4:28 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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secretasiangirl wrote: | Yano wrote: | NickThompson wrote: | One thing I never get. Why is not washing so stereotyped in the comic geek persona, when there are people like that EVERYWHERE? Not just nerdy or geeky people, people in EVERY walk of life. |
I have to admit that I never knew that to be a stereotype of 'comic book geeks'. However, after going to more than my share of 'cons, I can honestly tell you that the amount of not-so-great smelling guys there is significantly higher than at any other gather I have been to, outside of walking down a crowded city street and passing by a homeless person or two. True, it's not a fair stereotype for 95% of you out there, but it's the 5% that's still bringing our people down.
As for being a woman that reads comics, I know I'm a minority, and yeah, I haven't had many occasions where I've been in a comic book store and seen another female in there.
But I don't really have any complaints, other than what people outside of the comic book world think. When a guy finds out you read comics, then you're SO COOL. But when another woman finds out, it's like, "Errr...why?" It's like I'm a mutant or something. But unless you love comics, it's hard to understand.
My favorite thing is when I got to a 'con and I'm talking to an artist or something, and they ask if I'm there with my boyfriend (assuming that I'm the tag-along girlfriend or something) that usually they're really impressed (after a couple seconds of disbelief) that I'm a girl who's at a comic book convention WITHOUT A MAN. It's hilarious. |
hey, those guys asking about your boyfriend might've been trying to hit on you!
but people always do assume that i'm just the girlfriend of whatever guy buying comics with... sometimes i do go w/ my better half, other times i would go w/ a coworker (actually he posts here too!)... the comic shop owners must've thought i was a slut or something...  |
Boyfriends are my arch-nemeis at comic conventions. I see a girl walking toward my table, she looks at me and smiles and just before she can get my table, her boyfriend grabs her by the hand and says, "Look, it's SSSComics!" and he wisks her away and then my target reader is gone =(
Damn you, boyfriends.
Unless they're gay boyfriends. Then that's a guaranteed sale, cha-ching. i'm only in it for the mullah. |
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secretasiangirl Stranger

Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 43 Location: unspecified, usa
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Posted: Aug 10, 2004 4:32 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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people have talked about girl-friendly comics... but what exactly makes a comic girl-friendly? just wondering...
i don't think it should be the object of the artist to make their comics accessible to girls though.
i honestly think that if the comic is just good that both genders (or what have you) will read...
but maybe i'm just being naive? _________________ "the picture you see is no portrait of me it's too real to be shown to someone i don't know" |
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MACK! Enthusiast
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Posted: Aug 10, 2004 4:38 am Post subject: Re: girls who *gasp* read comics... |
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From my experience girls seem to be more open to trying non-super hero, non-mainstream books than the average comic guys are. |
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