I enjoy reading all kinds of wrestling books, be it autobiographies, biographies or books based around a specific theme. I agree that major publishers should give the immersed fan, or "unapologetic mark" to borrow your phrase, a chance to have a voice in a written narrative. You know, over the years it seems to me most people when they say the word mark it's done in an insulting manner when referring to someone who's "too into wrestling", but I disagree with how most use this word and always have. You're spot on, the "marks" make wrestling what it is and keep it going! Nothing wrong with anyone calling themselves marks in my view when they watch wrestling on any deep level.
I always enjoyed the term “smark,” as I always took it to define a person who was in on the fun, who enjoyed being so.
Nowadays I use “mark” to identify a person who is the backbone of the industry. A fan who has shed the childhood illusion of it all, but remains passionate about the various successes within.
No matter how you spin it, we all can find ourselves helplessly immersed from time to time to the point of argument.
After all, what moves forward in the wrestling business, unless it gets a supportive pop from those who know it most?
Fantastic as always. I'm curious about the book now. I Love books on the history of wrestlin. Autobiographies and books of the sort always resonate with me.
It’s a really great book not just because of the topic but how it’s actually written. There are sections of the book that are written in a third person omniscient narrative voice that makes it read like a first-rate novel. The author, when he writes in that style, reminds me a lot of one of my favorite writers of all-time, Mario Puzo.
I stumbled onto “The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling” a few years back off of a random Facebook ad.
I was SHOCKED by the depth of detail and how many bases it covered.
I feel you hit the mail on the head considering wrestling literature prior to the Autobiography flood of the late 90s. It’s hard seeing the general wrestling fandom being taken seriously enough to publish solid winners.
Still, I’ve found the best content comes FROM those fans of the industry.
No person will do the wrestling industry better than an unapologetic mark. We make it what it is and we certainly aim to keep it going.
I enjoy reading all kinds of wrestling books, be it autobiographies, biographies or books based around a specific theme. I agree that major publishers should give the immersed fan, or "unapologetic mark" to borrow your phrase, a chance to have a voice in a written narrative. You know, over the years it seems to me most people when they say the word mark it's done in an insulting manner when referring to someone who's "too into wrestling", but I disagree with how most use this word and always have. You're spot on, the "marks" make wrestling what it is and keep it going! Nothing wrong with anyone calling themselves marks in my view when they watch wrestling on any deep level.
I always enjoyed the term “smark,” as I always took it to define a person who was in on the fun, who enjoyed being so.
Nowadays I use “mark” to identify a person who is the backbone of the industry. A fan who has shed the childhood illusion of it all, but remains passionate about the various successes within.
No matter how you spin it, we all can find ourselves helplessly immersed from time to time to the point of argument.
After all, what moves forward in the wrestling business, unless it gets a supportive pop from those who know it most?
Fantastic as always. I'm curious about the book now. I Love books on the history of wrestlin. Autobiographies and books of the sort always resonate with me.
It’s a really great book not just because of the topic but how it’s actually written. There are sections of the book that are written in a third person omniscient narrative voice that makes it read like a first-rate novel. The author, when he writes in that style, reminds me a lot of one of my favorite writers of all-time, Mario Puzo.
I stumbled onto “The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling” a few years back off of a random Facebook ad.
I was SHOCKED by the depth of detail and how many bases it covered.
I feel you hit the mail on the head considering wrestling literature prior to the Autobiography flood of the late 90s. It’s hard seeing the general wrestling fandom being taken seriously enough to publish solid winners.
Still, I’ve found the best content comes FROM those fans of the industry.
No person will do the wrestling industry better than an unapologetic mark. We make it what it is and we certainly aim to keep it going.