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<blockquote data-quote="MoonSong" data-source="post: 9548707" data-attributes="member: 6689464">An anecdote I like a lot -I was very young at the time, but had the chance to talk to people involved-, in my country, back when the Death of Superman happened in the comics, it became a sensationalist news piece and many local radio and TV stations wanted to do their own clips on it. The problem is, at the time comic books were this very niche and underground thing, so they started interviewing randos off the street since they were the closest thing to an expert they could find. This became a kind of beacon* for comic book nerds who suddenly discovered there were others like them across the country, got in touch with each other and started making their own conventions and creating their geeky stores.The otaku crowd ended up taking over all of that infrastructure, but we owe it to the comic book nerds who used to think they were the only one and organized once they realized they weren't. All of this is pre-internet so it is fascinating how a little spotlight goes a long way.&nbsp; * a Bat-signal?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MoonSong, post: 9548707, member: 6689464"] An anecdote I like a lot -I was very young at the time, but had the chance to talk to people involved-, in my country, back when the Death of Superman happened in the comics, it became a sensationalist news piece and many local radio and TV stations wanted to do their own clips on it. The problem is, at the time comic books were this very niche and underground thing, so they started interviewing randos off the street since they were the closest thing to an expert they could find. This became a kind of beacon* for comic book nerds who suddenly discovered there were others like them across the country, got in touch with each other and started making their own conventions and creating their geeky stores. The otaku crowd ended up taking over all of that infrastructure, but we owe it to the comic book nerds who used to think they were the only one and organized once they realized they weren't. All of this is pre-internet so it is fascinating how a little spotlight goes a long way. * a Bat-signal? [/QUOTE]

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