Translation:
Batman —Let me go,you bunch of opportunistic geeks! Don't you see the Joker is fleeing away?
Fanboys —I thought you were taller...
—Adam West!
—When is the new movie due?
—I want you to go to my shop to sign autographs!
—Can you sign my Spawn/Batman [copy]?
—Photo! Photo!
—Are you going to be here all three days [of the con]?
—Batman!
—Is it true you're now [working for] the Ejea imprint?
—Where're the restrooms?
—When is the TPB due?
—When is the manga due?
—If Robin battles Goku,Who wins?
Sign —Only if you already paid your ticket:WELCOME TO THE BIG __________ '98 (interactive gag:fill the line with the comic book convention you dislike the most...)
The Joker —Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!
-Reason Nº 9 Why There Ain't No Mexican Super-heroes...
Notes in English
I think that the gag of Batman being mobbed by his fans was first done by Sergio Aragones in MAD Magazine.Then again,the focus in this cartoon is a satire of local comic book conventions,which many times were —and still are— coordinated by very cheap and greedy persons,and attended by rude fanboys.
All the fanboys' captions are based upon real quotes of fans talking to special guests and heard over and over in many cons.The only apocryphal caption is the one about Ejea,which was a local imprint known mostly for its soft-porn comics.It was despised by many readers of American super-hero comics,hence the irony of suggesting about Batman "working" there instead of DC Comics.
Don't be fooled by the 1998 date,I actually drew this cartoon during the winter of 1997.
Notas en Español
Creo que el gag de Batman acosado por sus fans fue usado primero por Sergio Aragones en la revista MAD.Sin embargo,el enfoque principal de este cartón es una sátira de las convenciones locales de comics,las cuales muchas veces eran —y aún son— coordinadas por personas muy avaras y codiciosas,y visitadas por fanboys groseros.
Todas las frases de los fanboys están basadas en citas reales de fanboys hablando con invitados especiales,escuchadas una y otra vez en muchas convenciones.La única frase apócrifa es la de Ejea,la cual era una editorial local conocida principalmente por sus comics soft-porno.Era repudiada por muchos lectores de comics de superhéroes estadounidenses,y de ahí la ironía de insinuar que Batman estuviera "trabajando" ahí en vez de la DC Comics.
Que no los engañe la fecha de 1998,en realidad dibujé este cartón durante el invierno de 1997.
