'Alan Moore Hates Comic Fans'

First off, the video below contains strong language.

I found this rant vlog reacting to what renowned comic writer Alan Moore has said about superheroes. From the quotes shown I assume that Alan Moore's overall point is that comics are more than superheroes and that superheroes were originally created with children as their target audience. Personally I enjoy the recent superhero films that we've been seeing, I don't take offense at Moore's comment unlike this particular youtuber because there is some obvious truth to it as I mentioned before. However if the people making these films ignored the storylines then they wouldn't be as successful as they are, especially to the fans of the superhero in question. Altogether it's risky territory of keeping everyone happy but it seems to work as it is for now, so the people on the side of Alan Moore will just have to roll on the floor with seething despise.

This is a good example of the fandom of comics and more specifically superheroes and how particular members of the fandom can be easily offended when someone steps on their 'property' despite that Alan Moore is part of the industry that the fandom has formed around.



YouTube (2013) Alan Moore Hates Comic Fans - Rant #45 Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Arb_oPvXdM (Accessed: 30 April 2014)