Post by G on Sept 29, 2011 21:42:05 GMT -5
Was back before the days of the internet and bulletin board fan sites, there was little way to congregate with like minded individuals and gather with people who felt the same way about comics as you did. Typically you met people either at comic stores or a conventions. Comic stores were cool but before long you know the regulars who hung out there and had made friends with who you were typically going to make friends with and maybe had already seen their collections. Conventions were even better because you got to see more comics and people than you ever normally would have but the problem with them was they were so infrequent, you never could meet a lot of people over a long period of time.
I remember attending 1 particular comic convention in the early to mid 80s and their was a booth there that was petitioning people to sign up for their comic fandom directory. I really didn't have any idea what the guy was trying to do but I remember he spoke enough that it compelled me to sign up for it. He promised if you put your information down on his questionnaires that you too would be published and you could find people and people could find you.
I remember the book came out and I wanted one but I thought at the time the price was too high so I never got one. I did thumb through one once and I did indeed find my information in there. Furthermore, I remember a couple times when people actually called me on the phone and I remember they told me they had seen me in the directory and asked a few questions about the comics I had and stuff. I never did actually meet anybody from it but I thought at the time it was kind of neat these people looked me up and called. Today I would find it outright creepy and invasive. But back then, I didn't seem to mind.
To be honest, I always thought this was one of those things that made comic collecting cool. People were so ate up on comics that people were trying new and innovative ways to try and meet up and share the hobby. Again today I would find it creepy. But back then, it was cool. I don't know why, it just seemed like it was.
I wouldn't mind seeing one of these today. I know the first thing I would do would be to look myself up.
I remember attending 1 particular comic convention in the early to mid 80s and their was a booth there that was petitioning people to sign up for their comic fandom directory. I really didn't have any idea what the guy was trying to do but I remember he spoke enough that it compelled me to sign up for it. He promised if you put your information down on his questionnaires that you too would be published and you could find people and people could find you.
I remember the book came out and I wanted one but I thought at the time the price was too high so I never got one. I did thumb through one once and I did indeed find my information in there. Furthermore, I remember a couple times when people actually called me on the phone and I remember they told me they had seen me in the directory and asked a few questions about the comics I had and stuff. I never did actually meet anybody from it but I thought at the time it was kind of neat these people looked me up and called. Today I would find it outright creepy and invasive. But back then, I didn't seem to mind.
To be honest, I always thought this was one of those things that made comic collecting cool. People were so ate up on comics that people were trying new and innovative ways to try and meet up and share the hobby. Again today I would find it creepy. But back then, it was cool. I don't know why, it just seemed like it was.
I wouldn't mind seeing one of these today. I know the first thing I would do would be to look myself up.
