Erasure Comics

Musings on Erasure And/Or Comics

March 16, 2009 - All Through The Years
I'm listening to Total Pop! Deluxe right now, going through a big nostalgia moment, pondering my Erasure fandom.  I wouldn't say my fanaticism has faded, but rather that it's more subtle.  Well, as subtle as drawing Erasure-related comics, inking them in and then working them over in Photoshop and posting them online on my own Erasure Comics website can be.  No seriously though, it's hard to dissect what Erasure fandom is all about.  Part of it has something to do with an underdog status of sorts, regardless of the number of Top Whatever hits they've had in the UK or around the world. (Now would probably not be the right time to discuss the death of 'the album' and consequently record stores.  I accept that I am an old fogey even though I haven't hit 30 yet.)  Liking Erasure has never been cool nor will it ever be.  And I think that in itself is what makes it kind of cool. :)  Erasure is just good angst-free pop which balances well with the dire rock music I usually listen to.  And us fans' loyalty to Andy and Vince is a pretty remarkable thing.  Some of us have been fans for 20 years now!  (I think my count is something like 9 or 10 years)  I think any band or musician would consider themselves lucky to have a career that long.  

Anyway, I don't mean to turn this into an Erasure dissertation.  But it's just something I was thinking about as I was transferring dozens of pages into their new format and looking over my old chicken-scratch drawings of RobotAndy and RobotVince.  I don't understand how any of you can read the speech balloons when half the time I can't decipher my own handwriting.  That's something I'll have to work on.  Also, as I was editing the links page, deleting inactive sites, I realized just how '90s fan-pages are.  Have they all gone because there's a more centralized hub for all things Erasure (i.e. erasureinfo.com?)  I guess it is easier to just get your info from one place, and a reliable one at that.  Also, I'm sure there are fan groups in MySpace or Friendster where you can talk about your love for Erasure.  Still, it was kind of fun discovering those old tripod and geocities pages back in the day.

The best part is what's yet to come.  I can honestly say that Erasure have never let me down.  I'll always look forward to the next album and their one-of-a-kind concerts that forever bring the house down.  Lastly I have to share this compilation I came across on YouTube, it's so so amazing, kind of epic actually.  Enjoy!