tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post2290473936871005780..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: Late Lamented Letters PagesNick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-16698081123327270102009-07-30T08:42:24.851-04:002009-07-30T08:42:24.851-04:00An interesting point, Nick.
As a child I used to l...An interesting point, Nick.<br />As a child I used to love reading the X-Men letters pages. There was so much going on in that comic, so it was nice to hear what other fans thought (as I had no friends).<br /><br />Vertigo letters pages were fantastic - the letters pages in Invisibles and Sandman were just as essential as the issues' stories.<br /><br />But sometimes when they print letters in DC titles or Spidey titles these days, i find them pretty boring. Maybe I'm too old. Or maybe it's a pointless exercise, as there is no community these days, half of it is online.<br /><br />Either way, it's a shame really, as you lose the editorial voice and also you miss out on hints about what is coming up.<br /><br />p.s. i am reading the Swamp Thing trades so I can't see the letters pages :-(<br />p.p.s. i just thought of a joke - the Swamp Ting Tings ha ha haMarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271833234728655301noreply@blogger.com