Do children read more comics than say teenagers? Or has the increased value of Golden age comics and a recent surge in popularity mean that more teenagers and adults read comics than children.
2006-10-26 09:52:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
When I go to comic conventions every year, I'm always surprised by the number of adults there. Most people are young twenties and older. A lot of thirty somethings, probably the majority. When I go to the comic book store it's the same thing. Definitely more adults, myself included.
2006-10-26 21:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by Valkyrie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well whilst there may be lots of younger children who read comics and many teenagers who buy the Marvel or DC graphic novels. There are a lot of comics aimed at adults out there, and your average adult has more money than a teenager. So whilst there may be fewer adult comic book fans they can afford to buy more graphic novels each (and they tend to be the more die hard fans as well). For example I have literally hundreds of graphic novels. I got bored a few weeks ago and counted that I had 604 manga and 252 graphic novels at that time (I've bought a few more since then). When I go into a specialist store such as Forbidden Planet or Travelling Man there are usually about two teenagers for every adult in there, but very few younger children at all.
2006-10-27 00:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Don't Know But I Love Comics And I'm A Teenager
2006-10-26 09:54:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no new ideas left any more. In any genre, the first three or four ideas you can think of have already been done multiple times, and been done better than a novice writer can do them. Therefore, you need to read (as a minimum) the well-known books in that genre, so you know what those ideas are, and have some hope of avoiding them or coming up with a new twist on them. Inevitably, what you read influences what you write. But not all influence is bad. Part of the skill of being a writer is knowing when you're being influenced and being able to do whatever is necessary to correct it - which may be nothing at all.
2016-05-21 22:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Betsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
I used to run a comic shop and most of the customers were mid twenties or higher.
They had basically started reading comic in their teens and just carried on.
If you look at the comic market now (as with the general sci-fi market eg figures etc) it does seemed to be aimed at a higher age group. They are the ones with the money & the loyalty.
2006-10-27 02:32:59 · answer #5 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am teenager - I hate comics, as do all of my friends except for one, so I'd be more inclined to say young children read more comics.
2006-10-27 03:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of comic. The beano and the dandy pander for the under tens, which i loved at that age. Marvel, especially golden and silver age ones are for the teen/young adult demographic.
2006-10-26 10:02:54 · answer #7 · answered by Polly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno what is happening with the comic scene is really nowadays. When i was at school i bought a lot of Marvel and DC comics and still have stacks of 'em, but don't read a lot of them nowadays. All the kids at the time wondered what the superheroes would be like if they came to life. Looks like Hollywood has finally had the same idea.
2006-10-27 06:25:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its young adult males (17-28 age range) because they are usually the ones you see standing at the graphic novel section in bookshops or comic shops.
But then, are graphic novels the same as comics?
2006-10-26 10:04:35 · answer #9 · answered by feelingsense2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
age 10 to 11 ?
2006-10-26 10:00:53 · answer #10 · answered by gramatin24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋