BL fandom or non-BL fandom?

[Kura]

A good amount of them get really creepy, some can get really overwhelming, and some just don't know that they crossed a line they really should not have cross, but honestly this is the case with pretty much any fan base, the bad fans are going to make the whole fan base look bad.

In general though, aside from those that make the rest look bad (for various reasons that have probably been mentioned or will inevitable be mentioned), they are pretty fun, and often very enthusiastic, and they very like their ships, which is actually kinda neat to see? Even if it's a ship I wouldn't do it's really neat to see that people like my characters enough to ship them.

It's also neat that I can draw my boy's pretty and they are 100% fine with that. I used to get in so much shit for drawing my guys not man enough (I came from house where the men either acted and looked feminine or androgynous... to me guys having long hair or being short and petite was normal x.x)

I mean, I have stated my dislike for the bad fans I run into a number of times, but the good ones I absolutely love.

[shazzbaa]

Hmmmmmmm I guess it depends on how this applies!

Like, I would prefer it if the people reading my comic were interested in the kind of comic I'm making. So, if this just means the general amount of energy and investment, I wouldn't knock the passion and excited anticipation of the BL crowd, and I do enjoy it a lot when shipping happens! But if this would mean folks are reading a comic without a whole lot of relationships in it and constantly getting frustrated at the lack of romantic action and demanding more, I'd find that sort of disheartening even if it meant I had a ton of technically-engaged readers.

The readers who focus a lot on what they really want/hope will happen rather than on what's actually happening aren't my ideal audience, I think -- and I feel like I've seen that tendency before in the more ship-happy audiences? As much as I love shipping, I really hope that people will hear the story I'm telling more than imagining how they wanted it to go, so I don't know if it'd be a good fit for me!

[Potoh]

Every fandom has it's drama queens. As long as people are nice to each other, respect each others opinions and have fun it's all good. It's encouraging to see people getting involved and get passionate about the characters and their stories we have to tell. Some comments can be intense, but until now I am able to lol them off since they are not crossing a line imo. Hope that'll never happen, but it's the internet so that's probably a wish not granted.

[spadesart]

i want the size without the gross fetishization of mlm relationships and romanticized rape/abuse

[GesuGesu]

I want the fandom of a hentai artist ........ KEK

[BubooSenchan]

As you said, some BL creators can be pretty pretentious, I don't want to say names because probably I'm wrong and I misunderstand everything but there is one who I cannot stand (which is very weird because I love BL creators) but this creator in specific sometimes treats her fandom very bad and one time she was very mean to me.

[indagold]

Last time I checked a BL comment section it was all "aw he's so cute and sexy my nose is bleeding X3 nya!!! X3X sugoiiii!!!11!!!~"

So probably not really....

[SpavVy]

Nah, I'm pretty happy with my fandom right now for both Tapastic and Webtoon, they are a hilarious bunch with the same sick and twisted sense of humor that I have.

[miesmud]

A lot of the BL fangrills that comment on my comic come across a bit cringy, but it's a nice laugh. I enjoy reading their ALL CAPS COMMENTS with lots of emojis haha. And I kinda respect their courage to type some of the stuff I've seen...

Though it isn't really the attention I'd choose myself, I would definitely miss them if they were gone

[LuciieR]

in numbers: hell yea
in activity: hell no

I'm a fan of the genre myself and wrote a few stories (not comics tho,,), so in a buch of comics i see i find some,,, grotesque commentaries. It's like they keep butchering the characters to fit the yaoi stereotype, misregard abuse that we're suPPOSED to read and be like "holy moses X, F you for doing that to Y" and take it as romantic, and keeps trying to speed things up ignoring that No Real Person Would Fall That Deep In Such A Short While.

So.... If i could have the number, and if this part of the fandom got really really quiet, that'd be great.

[NickRowler]

I dunno, some of the fans (and some creators) sort of give me the creeps. Like if I was suddenly flooded with those types of fans, I might just get really anxious or something.

I would like to write another comic about a gay couple...however I just don't want the hyper pervy fans. (Tho if someone wrote a weird sexy fanfic I might actually read it for the LOLZ)

[joannekwan]

I mean, most of them are harmless but a bunch of them are pretty … extra, hahaha.

The ones I have are good for the most part and I enjoy reading their comments. I especially like the thoughtful ones that actually analyze the whole relationship dynamic my characters go through.

The only thing I'm irked about is quite a few fans throw the l word around a lot like, "Oh Andreas, just confess your love for him!" and I'm sitting here thinking, "N-no, they're not in love yet. They ain't falling in love that fast." And this is during my characters' second month of "dating."

[LordVincent]

I don't want to say names because probably I'm wrong and I misunderstand everything but there is one who I cannot stand (which is very weird because I love BL creators) but this creator in specific sometimes treats her fandom very bad and one time she was very mean to me.

I tossed you a pm because this sounds super similar to the situation I had in mind when mentioning that, but I'd rather not name names in public either.

[azureXtwilight]

I just hope I have a fandom that like my comic the way it is.

[Mocha]

I'm gonna be completely honest here and say that the majority of BL fans terrify me with how.... passionate they are.

[J.Lovelace]

Yes, but without the creeps pls.

[Heck]

I've been contemplating on making a BL about two regular cats just to see if I attract the same kind of fandom. Does BL work if it's just like... some cats, or does it have to be cute human boys with CHESTS?

[joannekwan]

Just regular realistic-looking cats? That'd be cute!

[Potoh]

The comic Adam & Steve by Simon Eriksson has that, and it seems to work good.

[punkarsenic]

nah i wouldnt want a fandom like that. shipper culture, especially at that level, is really uncomfortable and i dont want to face that pressure as a creator. its so far from what im in it for

that said, if theyre a paying fandom, id put up with it. maybe.