I read them a lot as a kid, and I can't imagine how they would survive in the twenty-first century. I mean, little kids are into computers and video-games now. I never see a little kid reading, unless it's Harry Potter. Are comics only for weirdo grown-men who are like the comic-book-guy from the Simpsons?
2007-01-16 15:36:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
I'm 14 and I read comic books well I read manga which is a comic book just a lot bigger than your average spiderman comic. Also I have a 12 year old friend and he always buys and reads comics. But I do think that comic book sales must be lowering with all the latest video games and computers.
2007-01-16 15:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by onepiecefan18 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The art form of comic books will always be around in one form or another. It is just the American comic book which has died.
This is partly due to brain drain on the large scale comic producers, namely Marvel and DC. Both of those companies have failed to introduce any NEW iconic characters in almost 30 years!! The only exceptions being Sandman at DC and Venom at Marvel. Otherwise, they have taken the same "proven" characters and tried to make them "new". How many Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, et. all relaunches have we seen?
But comics are still around, they always will be. Just look at how popular Manga is. Manga works because the characters are new and exciting and are reaching the kids of today.
But, as long as Hollywood is using the GOLDMINE of original ideas in the fertile ground of comic books, comic books will always be made. Its not all superhero fare either.
I think anyone with an original idea and the talent to tell it is turning to comic books as a way to get Hollywood's attention. It is certainly a lot easier to understand a writers story by seeing it visualized on the illustrated panel.
American comics will make a comeback. They always do when it seems the market is dead and void of original ideas.
2007-01-16 23:08:01 · answer #2 · answered by Left Hand Black 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think they are become a niche market.
American type comics will always be around, but if you look at this message board more and more people are turning towards anime and manga.
The good new is:thanks to the internet even a niche market can be a strong one as the web brings together people who are seperated by large physical distances. This group can be marketed to far cheaper via the web than any other means of advertising.
Comics are a physical product, not tied to a screen or electrical use, people like books of paper, but they must evolve from the filmsy oversized panphlets they are now. Manga style comics give you a bigger read for your bucks and comics must catch up.
2007-01-16 19:18:15 · answer #3 · answered by mitchell2020 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about you but I quit comics for quite awhile. I only started all over again last year because of the Marvel: Civil War. I was quite impressed with the grittiness that Marvel has adopted. I also started collected X-Men again and went to search for back issues to catch up on what I had missed. Other comics that I am glad I still collect are Top Cow Comic's Witchblade and The Darkness. The story and artwork have improved since the time I stopped. I have also completed my missing issues for them since the time I stopped. As for DC, I have never really been a big fan but a friend of mine who collects DC comics has told me about some of the recent stories which are pretty good. Crisis of Infinite Earths and Green Lantern: The Sinestro War. I also heard that DC plans to kill off Batman. I believe this is a response to the death of Captain America from Marvel.
2016-05-23 23:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, the comic books that we grew up with, as we know them, are a dying breed.
Manga, Anime and Japanese style comic books may still thrive, but I fear the day of Marvel and DC may not last unless they continue to further incorporate the styles and characters that kids are in today.
I would be surprised if DC or Marvel don't make a broad jump into the arena of Anime and purchase a couple of the titles that kids are reading today, if they haven't already.
If not, by this time in 5 years, we will be reading about the comics' obituary.
2007-01-17 01:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by degendave99 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the market for comics may be shrinking a little, but the medium is here to stay. There are kids who read comics and adults too, and not all of us are creepy. Well, not in the same way as the guy on the Simpsons, anyway.
2007-01-16 15:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by thunderpigeon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all comics aren't only for weirdos or such, they are for everyone, the artist didn't make them in mind to only be for specific people, although they may have had a target age group in mind, they aren't selective, and it's fine for any to enjoy them.
As for comics, I think that has to be answered in two separate fields. As for american comics, I don't think they are as prominent as they use to be. I don't think that they are dying out, because I think there will always be people who want to create them and people who want to read them but I think yes, there is less interest in them. Probably because of how technology has grown and how comics use to be the way of entertainment for young people back in the day, but now we have tv, computer, video games and all sorts of things. I think the poplarity might have grown a little with the recen trend of making movies off of comics, but in general they aren't as popular as they use to be.
2nd would be comics as in manga (Japanese comics) these on the other hand are not a dying are but are rather a growing one. Japanese animation and comics have slowly been gaining popularity in the US and more and more Japanese and even other foreign such as Korean comics are being liscened then compared to a few years ago. So in this instance comics are quite trendy and poplar and of interest to young and older readers.
But I suppose if you consier them the same then with the large amount of poplarity manga has, it would have to be said that comics aren't a dying art and are still thriving well these days and that it's just certain ones that may seem otherwise.
2007-01-16 17:55:34 · answer #7 · answered by N K 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my personal graveyard, it is no longer dying. Comic books have long since passed. Don't expect to find a grand memorial - dang neighborhood thugs kicked the headstone over several years ago. Haven't gotten around to replacing it yet.
Oh, I'm sorry. What was your question?
You are correct though. The world is becoming more digitized and multimedia-oriented. Not that many people read books unless it is a fad or otherwise popular.
2007-01-16 15:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by Oklahoman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, they'll adapt-for instance, you didn't see collected editions of ongoing storylines 10 years ago-this helps expand the market because more (regular) bookstores carry them now. Also, we can expect more online comics in the future, especially as paper gets more expensive.
No, they're not only for weirdo grown men, although we do enjoy them.
Disclaimer: I do not resemble Comic Book Guy in any way whatsoever. I do on occasion talk like him at work to show my displeasure. Ex: "Worst meeting ever!"
2007-01-17 00:26:23 · answer #9 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope not. I'm 26 and if I ever have children I would like for to experience the same joys I had as a child in reading about Spiderman or Superman or Batman or Captain America's latest adventures. I also believe it will help them develope their own sense of what's right and what's wrong.
2007-01-17 00:28:57 · answer #10 · answered by DLG 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋