Comic Books - an Adult's hobby?

[sgrizzle]

While print media as a whole is going down the tubes, one traditional media form that is actually seeing INCREASED sales are comic books.

Also, while many of us read comic books as a kid, it is no longer a kid's activity. Average age of comic readers is actually in the 30's and probably wears khakis to work.

The change can be attributed to many things; Comic book movies, digital comics, and a medium that actually finds itself in a world between movie/tv and books allowing for unique storytelling and publishers to be able to still make money on output that would bankrupt a traditional publisher or studio.

Thoughts? Anyone on here an adult comic book fan?

[sgrizzle]

Related: http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/features/nerds-among-us-lovers-of-nerdy-things-come-from-all/article_aac5d763-f667-56c4-bd6e-17a4d770ed32.html

[carltonplace]

Wonder if Big Bang Theory has done anything to increase adult readership.

I used to read the X-MEN but stopped after the umpteenth annual end of the world cross-over event back in the 90's. The books stopped being character driven.

[sgrizzle]

Wonder if Big Bang Theory has done anything to increase adult readership.

I used to read the X-MEN but stopped after the umpteenth annual end of the world cross-over event back in the 90's. The books stopped being character driven.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teRMsxMLVkY[/youtube]

[Conan71]

Also, while many of us read comic books as a kid, it is no longer a kid's activity. Average age of comic readers is actually in the 30's and probably wears khakis to work.

 

[sgrizzle]

She... sounds... HIDEOUS

[sgrizzle]

I actually brought it up, because I've heard of young professional types doing book clubs, but with comics. And the TulsaWorld article above.

[Conan71]

I don’t think I’ve picked up a comic book since my early teens.  Just never really got into it.

[Townsend]

Back in the days of Magic, I took a summer job at a book store.  I was sorting used comics and asked about duplicate numbers on different Spiderman comics. 

One of my fellow employees explained "different series". 

I said, "How many Spiderman series are there?"

That's when all Hell broke loose.