Comics can also be for professionals
The most recognizable and triumphant periods of the comic book era were: the Golden Age, the Silver Age, and the Bronze Age. We’ve all heard the saying, “what goes up, must come down.” This seemed to apply to the comics industry as well because it not only collapsed in the mid-1990s, it collapsed.
Lately, the comic book industry has been trying to rally itself with the help of comic book 2 movies. This approach has proven useful for titles like Spiderman, X-men, and Sin City in sales, but may have been detrimental for other titles. that flopped at the box office. That is why this is not enough to bring redemption to the industry. It was said that one of the problems that led to the downfall of the comics industry was accessibility due to the removal of comics from shops and stores. This can no longer be true because comics are exposed through animations, movies, and the Internet. So why is this industry still struggling? I’ll ask another question, why is anime doing so well? The simple answer is a better story and the fact that it is made for a wider audience. Japanese comics are usually in the form of 60-200 page graphic novels. As long as comics are seen as something for children, or for the unintelligent, it will be difficult for a big growth in the American industry.
In the past, there was a lot of criticism about comics that made readers delinquent and depreciated their reading skills. These criticisms resulted in the writing of the comic book codes. Parents believed in the claims and criticisms made of comics and were not happy that their children read these “picture books.” I intentionally wrote “picture books” because picture books are related to young children learning to read.
Many of us read comics as children, but by the time we reached fourteen we feel closer to adulthood. We are teenagers, young adults. This meant that anything for children had to disappear, including our comics. The problem was, we knew we couldn’t stop reading comics or get rid of them, so some of us decided to read our comics privately. We even played hide the comic inside another textbook gimmick, going as far as hiding the comics in front of all of our friends, to make sure no one associated us with those “childish things.”
Some of you may have had the experience of looking at comics in a store ready to buy, when one of your friends walks into the store. You are walking towards the cashier and you notice that she is walking towards you. Now you are trying to hide the comic behind your back and talk to her as calmly as possible, praying that she does not see this comic that you are hiding. They greet each other and chat a bit. Unfortunately for you, she notices the comic behind you and asks, “What are you keeping behind your back?” You start to sweat and all that goes through your mind is “Oh no!” Now start thinking of all the possible excuses you could give to explain why you have a Super Friends comic in 2006. Bingo! You have an idea, so you start to confidently explain, “Oh this, my little brother likes to read this crap.” Fortunately for you, she believed it and your reputation is safe.
Let’s face it, if we saw someone between seventeen and fifty years old reading comics, we would think, “Isn’t he too old for that?” This grown man may be a genius or even a great athlete, but if he picks up a comic, he’s just another unintelligent geek. The whole point I’m trying to make is that comics and adults don’t mix in our society. As I mentioned earlier, it is due to the perception that is created about the comics. Theories such as comics are picture books for young children or comics make readers delinquent and reduce their reading skills helped to build perception. And none have been tested.
In any case, comics are useful to readers because it is a way of telling stories. The images only help one to capture the story being told, leading to the creation of a visible scene. Filmmakers, coaches, game designers, scientists, engineers, etc., implement this method.
Copyright 2006 Gideon O