Comments on: ‘Tooners now “brashly confident avatars of cool.” http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Fri, 16 May 2008 17:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1095856 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:54:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1095856 Me, I'm way in the background of the third photo. Clearly, my geek fu is not mighty enough. I love that they led off the photo spread with the guy who was paid to be there to sell the cartoonists' books, and had nothing to do with the geek culture at all. Me, I’m way in the background of the third photo. Clearly, my geek fu is not mighty enough.

I love that they led off the photo spread with the guy who was paid to be there to sell the cartoonists’ books, and had nothing to do with the geek culture at all.

]]> by: Doug http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1092010 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:37:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1092010 <i>Must Have: Glasses</i> Damn! And I just went out yesterday to get a year's supply of contacts. Must Have: Glasses

Damn! And I just went out yesterday to get a year’s supply of contacts.

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1091727 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:10:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1091727 Don't worry ... the author describes those in attendance with the prerequisite snark. Things haven't changed much at all. Don’t worry … the author describes those in attendance with the prerequisite snark. Things haven’t changed much at all.

]]> by: Joe S. Walker http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1091564 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:24:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1091564 The so-called quality press likes nothing better than a space-filling story about some spurious social trend. It means fuck all, I'm afraid. The so-called quality press likes nothing better than a space-filling story about some spurious social trend. It means fuck all, I’m afraid.

]]> by: Tag http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1089451 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:18:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1089451 What? No natty Nick Purpura? He's a goddamn poster child for cool comic geek. What? No natty Nick Purpura? He’s a goddamn poster child for cool comic geek.

]]> by: Marc Arsenault http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1089439 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:12:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1089439 Don't out the avatars! You make make them stars! Or worse, martyrs! Don’t out the avatars! You make make them stars! Or worse, martyrs!

]]> by: Marcus Lusk http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088881 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:54:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088881 Miocheal said:"Hey, what’s a better gauge of mainstream acceptance than the mainstream getting sick and tired of your bullshit? " So true. Anyone know who these individuals are? I don't recognize some of them. Miocheal said:”Hey, what’s a better gauge of mainstream acceptance than the mainstream getting sick and tired of your bullshit? ”

So true.
Anyone know who these individuals are? I don’t recognize some of them.

]]> by: Steve Taylor http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088478 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:20:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088478 Good. Apparently, I can quit shopping now. Good.
Apparently, I can quit shopping now.

]]> by: Harry http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088447 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:03:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088447 Slow news day. Slow news day.

]]> by: Colin http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088418 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:45:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088418 Hey! I know that dude! What's he doing in this spread? Hey! I know that dude! What’s he doing in this spread?

]]> by: The Comics Creator http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088388 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:26:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088388 Hey, why not? :-) Hey, why not? :-)

]]> by: Christopher Moonlight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088381 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:17:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088381 I'm to sexy for my comics, to sexy for my comics, Oh comic comics, oh comic books. I’m to sexy for my comics, to sexy for my comics,
Oh comic comics, oh comic books.

]]> by: Shannon Smith http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088217 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:21:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088217 "brashly confident avatars of cool" This is my new mantra. This sums up everything I hope to be when I grow up. Or not. Unfortunatley, I'm six one and weight 198 pounds, I can't find thrift store clothes that fit. Bummer. “brashly confident avatars of cool” This is my new mantra. This sums up everything I hope to be when I grow up.

Or not.

Unfortunatley, I’m six one and weight 198 pounds, I can’t find thrift store clothes that fit. Bummer.

]]> by: Michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088173 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:12:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088173 Hey, what's a better gauge of mainstream acceptance than the mainstream getting sick and tired of your bullshit? Hey, what’s a better gauge of mainstream acceptance than the mainstream getting sick and tired of your bullshit?

]]> by: Marc Arsenault http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088143 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:02:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088143 I'm still trying to get the puke out of my nose... I’m still trying to get the puke out of my nose…

]]> by: Matt Maxwell http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088091 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:52:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088091 I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. But then some folks figure that vinyl trucker hats are fashion (or did at one time; I may have missed a memo.) I’m laughing so hard I’m crying. But then some folks figure that vinyl trucker hats are fashion (or did at one time; I may have missed a memo.)

]]> by: maija http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088057 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:41:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-1088057 No need to panic. The ironic nerd look has been fashionable since the ascendence of GenX and the dotcom boom ten years ago. But mostly I blame Judd Apatow. I think it's the fashion that has contributed to making comics "cool", not the other way around. No need to panic. The ironic nerd look has been fashionable since the ascendence of GenX and the dotcom boom ten years ago. But mostly I blame Judd Apatow. I think it’s the fashion that has contributed to making comics “cool”, not the other way around.

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