Friday, October 06, 2006

FallCon in the news


Okay, so I'm not quite done posting yet for today.

I was reading Tyler Page's (Stylish Vittles, Nothing Better) blog today and he mentioned an article in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on FallCon. As Tyler says, it's a very "Pow, Bang! Comics aren't for kids anymore!" article. Not only does it have the word "Shazam!" (though mis-spelled) in the title, but, yes, the entire point of the article is that "there's more variety in the genre than ever before, and that the medium is poised to draw from a much broader demographic (than children)."

Which, don't get me wrong, is a very good message, but it's frustrating to people who already know it to have to hear it repeated over and over again. That means that it's not sinking in with either a) the general public, or b) the media, who can't find anything deeper to say about comics. Either is irritating. I get the feeling that in this particular case it's the writer's weakness. The most glaring indicator that she doesn't know her subject matter is her statement that Dan Jurgens drew and wrote Spider-Man while under contract for DC Comics. (Unless he did some DC/Spidey crossover that I'm not aware of; I don't care enough to check.)

Still, as Tyler points out in his blog, it's major publicity for the show and that's all good. The show's already nearly the size of the Alternative Press Expo, and this year is shaping up to be the biggest FallCon ever.

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