Fan/Pro Interactions

digresssmlOriginally published October 25, 1996, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1197

“That’s all I can stands ’cause I can’t stands no more.”

Popeye the Sailor

How much is one supposed to take? And, when one has taken as much as he thinks he should, how does one fire back and to what degree? And where does the demarcation between fans and pros lie, and is there one, and should there be one?