tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post1683066223769959915..comments2024-03-16T08:08:00.622-04:00Comments on Draw!: Your Second LifeMike Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-75270453487395629272008-06-08T23:44:00.000-04:002008-06-08T23:44:00.000-04:00Video games are just another form of entertainment...Video games are just another form of entertainment escapism. Video games are to me, what comci books are to you Mike. Why listen to your parents fighting for the umpteenth time, when you could be rescuing Princess Zelda? When you feel like you have no control over shitty situations in your life, who wouldnt want to be in complete control of a 7ft tall super soldier who can save the universe with the press of a button?Josh Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174975782758158302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-84910812866061610042008-06-03T21:13:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:13:00.000-04:00There were plenty of Marvel and DC, Classic heroes...There were plenty of Marvel and DC, Classic heroes in NYCC, but they were just a fraction of the Cosplay there. i would see groups of 3-5 girls in some manner of costume and they back area was always a constant flow of costumes and such, contest, heck, I don't even know, every time I passed by.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It's more pop culture and now pop culture is animae because it's all really becoming one world culture now, and the world in the lives of most people under 30 means video games and Japanese stuff like cartoons and comics.<BR/><BR/>Hell, even Warners and Disney have put their stable of characters on the side tracks of cable like Boomerang, etc.<BR/><BR/>the shift already happened, happened a while ago, it started in the 80's, the speculator boom and insular and myopic Direct market was at times dumb, greedy and arrogant. They went for foil covers and missed the boat.Mike Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-79699428714830872932008-06-03T13:33:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:33:00.000-04:00Interesting... I'm sure there's a lot of truth to ...Interesting... I'm sure there's a lot of truth to what your saying.<BR/><BR/>As you have mentioned costumes and the NYCC in your last two posts, I thought I'd mention an observation I made, having been to NYCC and Wizard Con Philly this year. Though there were a lot more people at New York, costumes seemed much more prevalent at Philly, at least the more classic heroes like Batman and Superman. At NY, it was all manga/animae characters (almost entirely Naruto and Avatar). I think there is a big shift in the comic book culture, and the Wizard Con clearly isn't keeping up.Daniel Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793237844664870110noreply@blogger.com