The BID Poll Revisited, part 1

digresssmlOriginally published November 29, 1996, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1202

There was recent discussion on CompuServ regarding the But I Digress poll.

For those poor folks who came in late: Four years ago, we conducted a reader survey, inspired by a magazine which tried to assess what folks thought their world would be like come the next century. The BID poll asked fans to share their thoughts, via multiple-choice possibilities, of what the world of comics would be like 10 years down the road.

I have no idea whether BID (or even I) will be around in another six years. So it might be instructive to see the changes a mere four years have brought and get a feel for where we are—and, perhaps, where we’re going.