Comments on: 'Tooners now "brashly confident avatars of cool." http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Blog@Newsarama » Quote, Unquote http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34665 Blog@Newsarama » Quote, Unquote Fri, 23 May 2008 05:26:10 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34665 [...] “Just as the literary acceptance of comics began with the infamous New York Times mag cover story, the Times may have officially made this THE DAY COMICS JUMPED THE SHARK. The evidence? A FASHION spread … on Indie cartoonists taken at Splat” - Heidi MacDonald, causing comic pundits everywhere to get out their snark measuring instruments in order to adequately survey the aesthetic property damage. [...] [...] “Just as the literary acceptance of comics began with the infamous New York Times mag cover story, the Times may have officially made this THE DAY COMICS JUMPED THE SHARK. The evidence? A FASHION spread … on Indie cartoonists taken at Splat” – Heidi MacDonald, causing comic pundits everywhere to get out their snark measuring instruments in order to adequately survey the aesthetic property damage. [...]

]]> By: Karen http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34664 Karen Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:54:32 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34664 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34663 Doug Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:37:10 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34663 <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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34662 rich Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:10:52 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34662 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34661 Joe S. Walker Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:24:20 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34661 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34660 Tag Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:18:40 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34660 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34659 Marc Arsenault Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:12:42 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34659 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34658 Marcus Lusk Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:54:52 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34658 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34657 Steve Taylor Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:20:16 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34657 Good. Apparently, I can quit shopping now. Good.
Apparently, I can quit shopping now.

]]> By: Harry http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34656 Harry Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:03:16 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34656 Slow news day. Slow news day.

]]> By: Colin http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34655 Colin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:45:10 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34655 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34654 The Comics Creator Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:26:01 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34654 Hey, why not? :-) Hey, why not? :-)

]]> By: Christopher Moonlight http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34653 Christopher Moonlight Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:17:27 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34653 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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34652 Shannon Smith Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:21:27 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34652 "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://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34651 Michael Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:12:04 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2008/03/20/tooners-now-brashly-confident-avatars-of-cool/#comment-34651 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?

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