Post by shandon on Feb 28, 2007 21:00:00 GMT -5
Spoilt! (www.comicspoilers.net) has been around since the summer of 2005.
As the title suggests, it provides summaries of titles. Just the plot without commentary. It focuses on the DC and Marvel primary universes, with an emphasis on Events and Crossovers. It's been compared to the "soap opera digests" you see in newspapers.
The site needs more (volunteer) contributors. We're weaker on the Marvel universe currently than the DC, but we can use help with both.
Why do this? Why spoil comics for readers? Here are a few reasons. Not every participant in the project agrees with all of them, but we each agree with some of them, or we wouldn't be doing this.
* Because we disagree with the growing emphasis on superhero "universes" and event-driven writing and marketing.
* Because comics are too expensive to buy just because a crossover tells you you should.
* Because sometimes you just want to know why fans are up in arms this week.
* Because it costs too much to follow characters you love through ten titles a month.
* Because a good comic is still a good read even if you know what happens.
If you'd like to volunteer, or have any questions, you can email editor@comicspoilers.net
If you ask questions here, I'll try to answer. I've been with the project for awhile, but I'm not the editor.
Thanks
John Shandon
Comicspoilers WebTech
tech@comicspoilers.net
As the title suggests, it provides summaries of titles. Just the plot without commentary. It focuses on the DC and Marvel primary universes, with an emphasis on Events and Crossovers. It's been compared to the "soap opera digests" you see in newspapers.
The site needs more (volunteer) contributors. We're weaker on the Marvel universe currently than the DC, but we can use help with both.
Why do this? Why spoil comics for readers? Here are a few reasons. Not every participant in the project agrees with all of them, but we each agree with some of them, or we wouldn't be doing this.
* Because we disagree with the growing emphasis on superhero "universes" and event-driven writing and marketing.
* Because comics are too expensive to buy just because a crossover tells you you should.
* Because sometimes you just want to know why fans are up in arms this week.
* Because it costs too much to follow characters you love through ten titles a month.
* Because a good comic is still a good read even if you know what happens.
If you'd like to volunteer, or have any questions, you can email editor@comicspoilers.net
If you ask questions here, I'll try to answer. I've been with the project for awhile, but I'm not the editor.
Thanks
John Shandon
Comicspoilers WebTech
tech@comicspoilers.net