In an article that mirrors one that Time published three months ago, USA Today tracks the not-so-elusive fanboy and discovers he’s 18 to 36 years of age, a gamer, a skeptic and an “early adopter.”
“He’s on iTunes on Tuesday, the comic book store on Wednesday and the movies on Friday,” says uber-fanboy Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool. “He’s first in line for the new thing.”
July 25th, 2007 at 11:50 am
That’s the thing about USA Today. They always cut something out for the sake of pretty graphics or whatever. The full quote:
“He’s first in line for the new thing, but mainly because no one else is lining up.”
July 25th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Ha! I had to resist the urge to amend it to read, “He’s first in line for the new thing … as long as it’s about a four-decade-old superhero.”
July 25th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
“A fanboy doesn’t ask me for a picture or for a date,” Alba says. “He wants to know what it’s like to meet Victor Von Doom. It’s a little strange, but cute.”
Then clearly I’m not a fan boy cause I’d have asked for a date.