If you’re going to talk about the cultural influence of The Simpsons, you have to quickly move past such proto-catchphrases as “Eat My Shorts” and “Cowabunga.” One that will outlast the show, though, is the Worst. Something. Ever. as intoned by Comic Book Guy.
As a stereotype — a fan so obsessed with his own fandom that he eschews all other fans as inferior — the Comic Book Guy is dead-on. But couldn’t there be other types of comic book fans? Perhaps some comic book fans are also regular people, not deeply-absorbed, overweight nerds who dream of working in a comic shop?
You wouldn’t know if from the onscreen portrayal of comic book fans, though — at least according to a brief list compiled by, uh, Den of Geek.
With video clips, they show how comic book fans are portrayed as socially maladjusted losers, more interested in the bright, flat colours of their inky worlds than in out-of-reach things like girls.
This was my favourite clip, though there are some other goodies:
Ah, the incomparable Simon Pegg. When you find out at the end what the kid was looking for, go back and re-watch the clip. It makes Pegg’s rant even funnier. This clip is from “Spaced” which I’m now going to have to seek out and watch.
(via Slashdot)
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