Do People Still Read Comics?

[b1u3too]

Not hugely popular these days, and I'll be the billionth to pull a Bob and blame the hilarious continuity of American superhero comics.

I'll admit that I love comics though, mostly the weird ones. I love Neil Gaiman's Sandman Library, and just got into Joe Hill's Locke & Key.
So yeah, there's the odd title that people can get into without the continuity, and the real geeks that aren't afraid of it will jump at it. But it's one of the less accessible mediums of today, so it's taken a hit to other means of storytelling.
Like video games.
Wat?

 

[Hollock]

Yup, and I plan on going out in a few hours to buy mooooooooore. mwhahahaha.

 

[BENZOOKA]

Never really read comic books. Definitely not those of DC/Marvel/Sandwich.

They must have a market still. Otherwise there wouldn't be any anymore.

 

[Ekit]

I read comics.

Calvin and Hobbes FTW!!

 

[baddude1337]

I only recently got into comics due to the Marvel Films and games. Only really read Deadpool ones, my current fave being the Deadpool & Cable series. And I only tend to get the TPB's as their cheaper and I don't know any comic shops even close to me.

 

[EHKOS]

Yeah, I read the Marvel Noir series.

 

[Ren3004]

I never read many comics, I know superheroes mainly from cartoons. I did have a couple of issues, but nothing much. With all the recent superhero films, I started reading more of them, especially graphic novels and collections.

 

[The DSM]

Yes, like most stuff it has a cult following.

I read Batman Year One recently and it was amazing.

 

[Taffette19]

I love Comics, Batman and The Walking Dead especially. Watchmen too.

I think physical copies are better, especially if you want to get something like The Walking Dead in Britain. If you like it then it's worth spending money on.

 

[SketchyFK]

I used to read alot of comics at uni. Now not so much. Maybe the odd one or two titles but nothing extensive. Tbh, there isn't much in the way of good comics currently.

As a side note i started out as a marvel fan and then moved over to dc. does that make me bad?

 

[Theo Rob]

i read deadpool and punisher
moon knight aswell kinda

not that much of a DC fan but if possible i read the odd batman

 

[PurplePlatypus]

Yes of course people still do.
At least people still make them and people have been making movies out of them so I can only assume it?s doing pretty ok.

 

[FalloutJack]

Do I read comics books? What a silly question...

[HEADING=1]Oh, go on, Jack. Tell 'em who you read almost as much as Hellblazer.[/HEADING]

Hey, do you mind? I'm trying to write here.

[HEADING=1]Someone isn't being very honest. Shall I tell them instead?[/HEADING]

What? No, don't do that!

[HEADING=1]He likes Deadpool, everybody! He's friggin' insane too and- GHHK!![/HEADING]

*Strangles inner-voice*

No talking out of turn, damn you!

 

[thylasos]

Alan Moore stuff, primarily, but the odd dalliance into other stuff. Can't afford anything new right now, though.

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

I don't and never have read super hero comics (DC/Marvel) etc.

You'd be surprised how good some of them are, like Batman: Arkham Asylum (most demented art ever) or Superman: Red Son (I never guessed Superman could actually produce an interesting story).

Red Son is actually at the top of my list of things to get/read. Possibly my favorite comic book story ever is a Superman-based one, oddly enough, considering how sick of the main-line DC/Marvel stuff I've been for years. Superman: Secret Identity (which is sadly out of print last time I checked but can still be tracked down) is absolutely great. It's only four issues/one TPB, and completely non-canon and a hypothetical "what if" kind of thing, and it's relatively low on action for a superhero comic, but it's really well-written and takes a really interesting approach to the question "Can a superhero comic be used as a vehicle to explore what it means to be a man?" As in, all aspects of manhood/masculinity, from childhood through becoming an adult, and even fatherhood and old age.

Anyway, yes, I still read comics. Not much of the DC or Marvel stuff in the main storylines/universes anymore, but I have plenty to keep me busy. I've been actively keeping up with stuff like Astro City and The Boys and Empowered as they come out, along with filling in gaps in my collection, like getting the rest of the Transmetropolitan and Sandman stuff I'm missing. Might as well pimp Nextwave and Castle Waiting while I'm at it. Heh.

 

[Scarim Coral]

While I like Comic book but I can't afford to buy them which include trade comics for most of the time (I did bought Watchmen before the film was out). I have recently been borrowing comic books from my local library mainly Dc and Marvel.
So far from the library I read- DC Kingdom Come, Invincible vol 8, Runaways vol 8, The Dark Knight return, Wonder Woman Love and Murder, Incredible Hulk (prelude to Planet Hulk) and more to come.
If I had the cash I would buy more. My best mate on the other hand is a huge comic book fan and can't get enough of it (he also can't afford to buy any new ones).

 

[Jezzy54]

Let's see, I'm currently getting Brightest Day, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors, The Flash, Batman Incorporated, Batman: The Dark Knight, Red Robin, Superboy, Zatanna, Freedom Fighters, Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Knight and Squire, Jonah Hex, Silent Hill: Past Life, and Deadpool. That's just the recent single issues.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

People still read them. One of my friends has hundreds of them. He buys them by the dozen. It's quite a collection I must say.

 

[vongola_mist_daemon]

to be honest im hooked on manga so I don't have time for comics and i dont really like heroes like superman he is kind of overpowered so I do not classify him as a hero

 

[GodofDisaster]

I'm sure people still read them. I myself use to read the punisher, spiderman and the X-men a lot of it is very dark.

Although now a days I mostly just read Manga and university media research books.