To think that the internet allowing fans to feel that they are "not alone as readers” plays to the "clubhouse” mentality that is a large part of what's wrong with comics today. When you have isolated fans, reading the books on their own and not knowing (or much caring) if anybody else is, then the prime reason for reading is enjoyment-it's all about the books themselves. It's not about "getting together” with fellow fans to dissect and deconstruct... (John Byrne)

To think that the internet allowing fans to feel that they are "not alone as readers” plays to the "clubhouse” mentality that is a large part of what's wrong with comics today. When you have isolated fans, reading the books on their own and not knowing (or much caring) if anybody else is, then the prime reason for reading is enjoyment-it's all about the books themselves. It's not about "getting together” with fellow fans to dissect and deconstruct...

John Byrne

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