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Thursday, August 25, 2005
A Question of Sin
I've noticed a trend amongst those non-comics reading "civilians" of which you or may not have also have experienced with.
When I tell people I'm a writer and most of my writing have been for a magazine about comics the first thing they reference when they hear comics is Sin City. Last week there were three different times that three different people mentioned that to me, recognizing that's something I probably know about since I know comics. I tell them I thought the movie was okay and all the people I've talked to seemed to really enjoy the movie and its unique visuals. It's pretty popular among the people I go to school with and I've even seen it being shown at two popular revival theaters already (New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles and Red Vic in San Francisco).
Maybe it's because last week the film came out on DVD but I do wonder if this will be the new big public face (or one of the new big public faces) that comics have amongst the general populace?
Other things I've heard when I tell people I work with comics:
"Do they still make Preacher comics?" I told him no but all the books are still in print.
"Oh man, I love going to comedy shows." I told her I write about comic books, which she said was also cool.
I've also heard a lot of love for Jhonen Vaquez work and other Slave Labor artists, including one of my favorites Evan Dorkin. I take it that since I'm in the Bay Area and SLG is in San Jose my results might be subjective.
Is this just happening to me or are you other people who work in comics or just comics enthusiasts also noticed this?
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