PSA: Stop calling every indie comic a 'hidden gem' like you discovered something new

I was at a con last month and overheard three different guys describe the same Kickstarter-funded mini-series as a 'hidden gem' when it had over 5,000 backers and a bookstore deal. It drives me crazy when people toss that label around just to sound smart about their pull list. How do you tell the difference between an actual niche find and just something you happened to hear about first?

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david_hayes1d ago

Totally agree, I once saw a guy at a shop call a well known Image series a hidden gem because he literally just picked up the first issue that week.

gray_roberts1d ago

Oh man, I kinda see it differently @david_hayes. Calling something a hidden gem just because it just hit your radar is annoying, sure, but give the guy a little credit. He's excited and just discovering it fresh. We've all been that person at some point with some comic or movie we found years late. I remember freaking out about Invincible to a buddy back in 2015 and he rolled his eyes because it was already on issue 100. The real problem is when someone acts like they're the only one who knows about it, not just that they found it late.