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Post by Brandon on Jun 24, 2008 9:23:01 GMT -5
As most of you guys know, fanzines (or amateur press) were self-published works that showed up throughout the 20th century, but more notably for comics as the fanbase matured and got organized in the late 60s and 70s. Many pros that broke into the industry in the 70s and afterwards cut their teeth on these comic 'zines first. Is DC2 a modern equivalent? Not to say that we can all expect to get jobs doing this, but I know we have a few very talented folks here that wouldn't surprise me one bit to see in the mainstream one day. So are fan sites like ours the 'zines of today? I'm not really getting at anything with this but was just curious what you guys thought. |
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Post by HoM on Jun 24, 2008 10:52:42 GMT -5
Makes sense, I guess. Why not throw this out to the site-at-large?
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Post by dragonbat on Jun 24, 2008 12:04:39 GMT -5
Not sure. I guess. When folks ask me, I say that we're a shared-continuity AU
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Post by HoM on Jun 24, 2008 13:03:55 GMT -5
I don't talk about it  |
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Post by Brandon on Jun 24, 2008 21:23:28 GMT -5
Maybe so, C. Let me do that.
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Post by David on Jun 29, 2008 9:00:12 GMT -5
Interesting question! I would say we are, at least the modern equivalent of one. But I think the technology and the medium have made the traditional version obsolete. In this age of instant information and accessibility, just about anyone can do this sort of thing--- and very many have, so there's a lot of chaff out there with the wheat, which dilutes the influence and impact we can have on the industry we support. If comic company insiders are checking us out (and we know for a fact a few have), that might explain why more than a few storylines in recent years sound familiar (and Final Crisis is sounding more and more like "The Apokoliops Imperative" the more we see of it) . Our job is to make DC2 the best of the best, and get some of our deserving writers and artists some notice! |
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Post by Brandon on Jun 29, 2008 9:36:03 GMT -5
You're right on that. As the internet gained popularity some of the traditional fan movements like fanzines died out, but on the other hand the rise of fandoms to the world stage have propelled the once small 'few backs rooms at a hotel' level of comic conventions to a super multimedia mega event status. And also with the increased prominence of fandoms in our culture you see the once odd fan reference to now being everywhere. It's weird to stop and think how widespread it is now. With the extended run of comic book movies at the box office now even regular folks know who Silver Surfer and Daredevil are. So where fandoms were once concentrated and easy to track, now they've exploded all over the place in modern culture. Fan activities have proliferated on the web but that's good because like you said we get way more exposure than anything did in the old days. Would a fanzine have had members from all over the world like the DC2 can boast? And yeah, it's also allowed a level of sophistication that zine could never have had. An internal continuity and daily interactions and collaborations? A dream in the old dark days of non-global communication. Even if not direct inspiration, we've definately had a synergy and synchronicity with the actual DCU which is just cool beyond belief. Has there ever been another take on the DC universe to have achieved the level of complexity as the DC2? Maybe short of the animated universe I'd have to say no. And definitely not on a fan level. When looking for an alternate DC how can there be any other?  |
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