Comments on: Slash Print | Following the digital evolution http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/slash-print-following-the-digital-evolution-12/ Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:59:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JK Parkin http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/slash-print-following-the-digital-evolution-12/comment-page-1/#comment-9598 JK Parkin Fri, 08 May 2009 03:46:13 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=9493#comment-9598 Yeah, I probably didn't phrase that right ... fans obviously would follow them, and probably a hell of a lot more fans would follow an in-continuity, Morrison-written Batman Twitter feed. I guess what I'm wondering is if Twitter (or Facebook or whatever other social media you want to insert here) could be used to add "depth and dimension" to an ongoing story, like Meredith suggests, or if it would always come across as a cheap marketing ploy. The Mr. Stuffins feed, for instance, is pretty funny, but I still get a "Go buy Mr. Stuffins comics" vibe from it when I read it. But that could just be me, since I found out about it via a press release. Yeah, I probably didn't phrase that right ... fans obviously would follow them, and probably a hell of a lot more fans would follow an in-continuity, Morrison-written Batman Twitter feed. I guess what I'm wondering is if Twitter (or Facebook or whatever other social media you want to insert here) could be used to add "depth and dimension" to an ongoing story, like Meredith suggests, or if it would always come across as a cheap marketing ploy.

The Mr. Stuffins feed, for instance, is pretty funny, but I still get a "Go buy Mr. Stuffins comics" vibe from it when I read it. But that could just be me, since I found out about it via a press release.

]]> By: Dorian http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/slash-print-following-the-digital-evolution-12/comment-page-1/#comment-9564 Dorian Thu, 07 May 2009 17:17:18 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=9493#comment-9564 There are nearly 3,500 people willing to follow Batman on Twitter right now: <a href="http://twitter.com/batman" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/batman</a> Heck, Scott Pilgrim has over 170 followers and he's never even posted anything: <a href="http://twitter.com/scottpilgrim" rel="nofollow">Scott Pilgrim</a> So, yes, I think we can safely assume that comic fans would be willing to follow the Twitters of fictional characters, regardless of who is writing them. There are nearly 3,500 people willing to follow Batman on Twitter right now: http://twitter.com/batman

Heck, Scott Pilgrim has over 170 followers and he's never even posted anything: Scott Pilgrim

So, yes, I think we can safely assume that comic fans would be willing to follow the Twitters of fictional characters, regardless of who is writing them.

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