Why so quiet here.....?

[Brian Talley]

I'm a regular over at the John Byrne board, and I check in here frequently as well (I admit I don't post here with any type of regularity). John and George are both very popular artists, each with their own strong, almost rabid fanbase. Byrne's board is a constant ball of motion, with many threads of various areas of interest going on, with strong participation by John himself, he even posts pencils of his upcoming work. On the other hand, this board is relatively quiet, with minimal participation by it's namesake. Even in the "Letters to George Perez" section, letters to George are answered by someone else where John answers all questions put to him. Is George not an "internet person"?

I love George's stuff, and I just think it would be nice to have the man himself stop by more often and things here be more active.

Opinions, anyone??

[sleeper]

Well I guess it's apples & oranges. From what I gather from visiting John Bryne's MB is that he posts a lot (which is a good thing) and he certainly read a lot of threads. In fact, even posting off-topic threads such as movies or television which has nothing to do with John Byrne, etc.

The theory I have is that because someone like John Byrne answers questions/rumors, etc, that is why the messageboard is so popular.

I do not believe George Perez reads (or have time to read) this messageboard. I do not know if he regularly visits the front page (since I shift through news at a pretty good rate), but he does visit it occassionally. Usually any really odd rumors, he will dispute it.

I guess the other thing is that the George Perez website was not built on a stand-alone messageboard, it was originally conceived as a checklist - but then pretty much news was added and became centered around. The messageboard was only recently (2 years ago?) added because of some fans' desires to add their own commentary and thoughts... but it is not the main feature of this website.

I would like more participation, but it really is up to the visitors, which is what all messageboard really is: the sum of participation and contribution. Unless, of course, I start talking to myself...

[ollybygollly]

I haven't been as active on this 'board in the last few months myself! Maybe all the rgulars of the older 'board on this site are going through what I like to call "Turkey Withdrawl."

You know how after eating a BIG Thanksgiving meal everybody sits down, loosens their belts, and takes a nap? Well, fans of Mr. George have just been treated to the ultimate feast with JLA/Avengers. We need some cool-down time.

(urp...'scuse me)

David Burcham

Would that make the slipcase edition a tasty turkey casarole by using the same meat with extra goodies thrown in?

Yum!

[sleeper]

David - I noticed you have TWO stars now by your name !

By the way, I finally figured out how to log in to this board... It's kind of funny, forgetting your password or user name!

Anyroad, I just changed the front page to point to the mailing list or the forum, as the regular website will not be updated until I get my recovery dvd in the mail next week.

In the meantime, you can still access the old website at:
vu.morrissey-solo.com/moz/perez