tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post9205571715802676957..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: GroomersJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-26994830641242619182007-08-03T19:04:00.000-07:002007-08-03T19:04:00.000-07:00Nicely put.Another example of "audience participat...Nicely put.<BR/><BR/>Another example of "audience participation" that I didn't mind was the misinformation spread about the first Sentry mini series. I often see people lambasting the mini series for "lying" to the audience, but I thought it was fun.<BR/><BR/>But those are pretty much the only two examples I can think of. I dislike groomers, though not as much as spoilers. Things like Ellis lying about the fourth man in Planetary, or Marvel soliciting false covers may not seem like that big a deal, but when editorial is so crazy about keeping it's secrets that they change the ending to keep it a surprise(DC), well, it becomes a serious problem.<BR/><BR/>Comics spoilers are interesting, which you sort of touched on. I'd say that Marvel and DC are obsessive about spoilers because they understand their core audience isn't interested in reading the story as much as reading out of a "need to know what happens next" compulsion. <BR/><BR/>Fanatical readers lead to fanatical spoilers lead to fanatical groomers.<BR/><BR/>It sounds pretty cynical, but it's all clearly evident in the comics community.Aaron Waltherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543114827402257701noreply@blogger.com