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Post by katshimmy on Mar 10, 2013 12:29:08 GMT -5
I should think all of those would be easy to set up and then let the fans run with it. Would be cool to see what people come up with!
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Post by lucy on Mar 10, 2013 12:32:32 GMT -5
Well, pretty darn vital considering the people that created and work on this comic have never actually been in the same country together, let alone the same room. We simply wouldn't be able to operate the way we do without the interconnected age of technology we're living in. Secondly, and this is kind of my favourite reason, it means there is no real barrier between the creators or the fans. We're all just sat in the same virtual coffeeshop having a natter about what we love. I think it's really lovely that little things will get said in a throwaway manner, someone else in the MSCSI horde will pick up on it and run with it, and it becomes part of the surrounding vernacular. I absolutely love this answer!! That is so true. It really does remove barriers and makes it feel like we're in one virtual room. I also like how we have a discussion forum, rather than just a social network presence. It has really reminded me about how much I'd missed conversing with others in this setting! |
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Post by Beth on Mar 10, 2013 12:33:49 GMT -5
And another: what do you love most about working on the project?
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Post by katshimmy on Mar 10, 2013 12:35:05 GMT -5
Usually as a fan of something, the feeling that you're part of something is just a self-created illusion.
Part of what is so wonderful about this is that the feeling is real.
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Post by Beth on Mar 10, 2013 12:36:18 GMT -5
I also like how we have a discussion forum, rather than just a social network presence. It has really reminded me about how much I'd missed conversing with others in this setting! Same here Lucy. I've been running forums for years, and I'm on LJ every day, but I love coming to MSCSI to check out the latest replies to topics and to see what's new. I like the fact we can have discussions about the role of women in comics alongside fan art, and next to a Breaking Bad group watch. |
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Post by Beth on Mar 10, 2013 12:38:32 GMT -5
Usually as a fan of something, the feeling that you're part of something is just a self-created illusion.
Part of what is so wonderful about this is that the feeling is real. Definitely. I know from the emails that go flying back and forth in the background that Will, Suze and Sarah are really interested in what fans think and are genuinely excited about things like the number of Twitter followers we have and how many discussions are taking place on the forum. And I think the fact they're regulars on the board and on our other social media sites is a testament to how involved they want fans to be. |
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Post by lucy on Mar 10, 2013 12:38:31 GMT -5
I have a question for everyone: What's been your proudest moment working on MSCSI so far? For me, seeing the reaction from people when I tell them about Cat. When I posted the link to one of the articles on my Facebook page, a friend shared it and posted about how she felt that Cat's arrival was so, so important. Even just that reaction from one person made me incredibly proud. To also be asked to help out, I couldn't believe it at first, and still quite can't! It's the overwhelming reaction from people that demonstrates what an amazing thing MSCSI is. Reading reactions from people on the Facebook page. It's just incredible! |
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Post by Beth on Mar 10, 2013 12:39:27 GMT -5
I've got a question for Lindsay. How did you get involved in web design? I've played around with websites and created a couple but they look nowhere near as good as the MSCSI site does! Where did you get your inspiration/ideas for the site from?
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Post by lucy on Mar 10, 2013 12:41:00 GMT -5
I also like how we have a discussion forum, rather than just a social network presence. It has really reminded me about how much I'd missed conversing with others in this setting! Same here Lucy. I've been running forums for years, and I'm on LJ every day, but I love coming to MSCSI to check out the latest replies to topics and to see what's new. I like the fact we can have discussions about the role of women in comics alongside fan art, and next to a Breaking Bad group watch. I hadn't been on a forum since about 2008, and that was the R.E.M. one, Murmurs, that I also used to help out with. Like you, I love all the off-topic discussions that occur alongside everything. I also find, it's those threads that can pull the community together even further  It's going to be exciting too when the new pages come out from the next issue to discuss them all together! |
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Post by thewordiebirdie on Mar 10, 2013 12:42:51 GMT -5
I did my dissertation on Batman as a modern myth, which did not go down well with my supervisor, as she had no idea why I would want to study a superhero, and assumed I was going to be using Freudian theory for some bananas reason. I remember being frustrated with not only her, but the relatively meagre offerings my uni library had on comics - the textbooks were either horrendously patronising, about making comics instead of studying them, or about how awesome Watchmen and Maus are. No use at all. And I remember finding Batman Unmasked by someone called Dr Will Brooker on a shelf on afternoon, opening it up and being overjoyed by finally finding something that was useful, thought-provoking and seemed very personal (there's a drawing at the beginning of the book that Will drew when he about 7, if I remember), and I ended up tracking him down on Facebook, thinking I could pick his brains if I got stuck in the middle of the dissertation and had no other sympathetic academic to ask. I remember seeing the Mindless Ones blog go up on Will's wall, and have it be followed by Jennifer Vaiano's character designs, and just watching it blossom from the sidelines from that point on. At some point in January I got a message from Will asking if I wanted in on a new project, and now I'm here! Still have no idea why I got picked, like - I must have done something right  |
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Post by thewordiebirdie on Mar 10, 2013 12:47:45 GMT -5
we actually have a Pinterest page, and I'll be posting our video up on Youtube this evening, now that I've remembered again. We're on StumbleUpon, Behance, and LinkedIn, but I'm very new to all these things and I can always do with a few pointers |
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Post by lucy on Mar 10, 2013 12:52:37 GMT -5
Great, I'm looking forward to seeing the video up on YouTube! And I'll check out the Pinterest page, didn't realise we had one already, oops! I don't go there often, though. But it sounds like we have a good selection of pages/presences out there |
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Post by Beth on Mar 10, 2013 12:54:48 GMT -5
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Post by Beth on Mar 10, 2013 12:56:23 GMT -5
Another question for my co-social media/IT team: what do you bring to MSCSI that's unique? Could be anything from your voice to your experiences with comics to your expertise in a certain area.
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Post by thewordiebirdie on Mar 10, 2013 12:56:36 GMT -5
HA! I used to lurk in the background of that forum, I loved REM when I was younger. Used to have a folder of the lyrics that I printed off, and that's how I taught myself about writing poetry. Small world, but you wouldn't want to paint it... I think my proudest moment so far has been seeing one of my own little idiosyncracies get woven into the fabric of MSCSI - when I started studying again and reading textbooks because I wanted to, I started thinking along the lines of 'this Douglas Wolk has a really attractive way of thinking. If his brain were here in front of me, I'd kiss it for being so clever', except I read too much Calvin and Hobbes as a child, and now I call kisses smooches, like Hobbes does. Everything about the reception of this comic has been amazing and emotional, but seeing strangers on the internet give each other brainsmooches made me done a little joy cry, I have to say |
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It's going to be exciting too when the new pages come out from the next issue to discuss them all together! 