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Originally posted by bizarromark:
Rob: Before you know it, you, too, will be the doddering, drooling old fool harkening back to "the Good Old Days". Today's "cutting edge and hip" will be tomorrow's "Why doesn't that old guy just shut the hell up?".....right?
tis possible, sure. everyone has their own opinions and is likely to stick to those opinions. however, unlike other (comic book fans), i think i'm pretty damn good at adapting to the various incarnations of my favorites, rather than relentlessly (and foolheartedly) holding on to something long gone.

case in point:
  • when i first got a hold of the dark knight returns in the mid to late 80s, it instantly became the coolest comic/batman i had ever seen.
  • the 1989 movie really did the same for me.
  • so did the first "animated series" in 1992 or so.
  • so did the recreation of that cartoon in the late 90s.
  • graham nolan became my favorite mainstream batman artist
  • no man's land was the best mainstream batman story i've ever read
  • greg rucka was the best mainstream batman author i've ever read
  • bruce wayne: murder was the best mainstream batman story i've ever read
  • bruce wayne: fugitive was the best mainstream batman story i've ever read
  • jim lee became my favorite mainstream batman artist.

yeah, there's been pure shit at moments in between those lil blurbs, but... overall, thats almost 20 years of being pretty damn happy and consistantly impressed with what i've been getting.

as much as i enjoyed (and still enjoy!) bruce timm's designs or frank miller's plots, i'd never hold that against today's creative teams. or tomorrow's.

i find there's a stark contrast between that viewpoint and the views belonging to fans unable to accept hal jordan, jim aparo, the original hawkman (etc) have moved on.

i know that sounds negative and like some sorta attack -- i really dont mean it to sound as such. its an opinion and an opinion any fan is entitled to have (in fact, its that of the vast majority of comic book fans!). and i mean no disrespect to hal jordan or jim aparo, as im sure they could both kick my ass.

however, i feel its a great disservice to the industry as a whole, not to mention those currently trying to produce new books, characters, and ideas, .... but most importantly, its a great disservice to yourself, as a fan, to limit your taste's and preferences to yesterday's aspects.

if you're dead set on proving "the good ole days" are long gone, you're more than likely to remain correct.

you'll never allow the chance to be proven wrong.

quote:
Originally posted by Animalman:
Grimmster's got a point.
who?

quote:
Originally posted by Animalman:
Someday Jim Lee will be yesterday's Batman artist.
jerkheads like you already think he is!