[Groop]Beating a dead horse

[Nate Piekos]

At 09:08 AM 7/11/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >CREATORS OWE YOU NOTHING
>
>But, but, I'm your biggest fan!!
>(What was it that you work on,
>again?)


~~~ That's actually not far off.  There's a part of the comics culture who, 
like it or not, is in it for what perk they can score from you that "no one 
else has".  Even if they don't know who you are.   I think Ruben's example 
is a bit extreme.  But the best policy I've found, is to be cordial to 
everyone until they give you a reason not to be.  No one.  (I repeat, no 
one) should expect anything extra from a comic creator just because they're 
standing in front of them.  Should you ask for a sketch?  If you really 
want one, yeah.  But be nice.  Think of it from the creator's 
perspective:  Many fans believe they share some sort of bond with the 
creator because they've read all 87 issues of THE AMAZING MARMOT.  But the 
second you stand in front of that creator, he/she has never seen you 
before, doesn't have any bond with you, didn't realize you existed until 
that point.  Perhaps it's a familiarity issue?  The fan comes to the table 
feeling some connection.  The creator is meeting the fan for the first 
time.  That's too very different "first impressions".

THE AMAZING MARMOT, (C)2002 Nate Piekos.  :))

~N
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