Do you think that the next generation will...

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:04 pm

still read comic books?

I was just looking at my daughter's class picture.

I wonder if those 6 year old boys will be future comic book readers?

Just curious about your thoughts.

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:07 pm

Don't know shops are hard to find. My 12yo brother only reads them because i gave him some.

h-comics · Post by **h-comics** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:18 pm

Great question C,My two nephews 11 and 7 years old really don't care too much for them.I also notice there buddies are the same way,very disappointing.I try taking them to some of LCS and pretty much want to get in and out

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Jesse

turborip · Post by **turborip** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:29 pm

If I have my way, my daughters will read some. They already dig the Disney, Owly and Korgi books I get them.

I know I see a lot of kids reading manga. Perhaps the interests in comics will still be there, just evolved.

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:42 pm

yea video games just took the interest in comics away and young people just dont read unless they absolutely have too, its pretty sad.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:03 pm

comic readership will continue to fall as more turn to video games

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:34 pm

Elveen wrote:still read comic books?

I was just looking at my daughter's class picture.

I wonder if those 6 year old boys will be future comic book readers?

Just curious about your thoughts.

Probably not, I would say movies/cartoons will be the future for intellictual properties, actually, as far as profitability for the majors, it probably is already.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:34 pm

If the big companies could get comics back into drug stores, grocery stores, books stores, then they would see an influx of new readers. Kids these days just don't run into comics in everyday life.

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:35 pm

I gave my 10 year cousin the first 2 trades of Preacher to get him started . . . .

just kidding, I'm not that sick

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:09 pm

superman-prime wrote:comic readership will continue to fall as more turn to video games

Maybe VEI can publish Nintendo and Xbox comics?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:11 pm

they need to get comics back in to main stream stores book stores and comic retailers wont do it

when the top comic in sales is around 100k thats just bad

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:22 pm

I think a lot of comic shop owners are very arrogant and ignorant to new customers, so I am not sure how that will work out. My LCS owner is that way. New customers will come and he will just be rude and sickening which isn't the way to be when running a business.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:24 pm

maraxusofkeld wrote:I think a lot of comic shop owners are very arrogant and ignorant to new customers, so I am not sure how that will work out. My LCS owner is that way. New customers will come and he will just be rude and sickening which isn't the way to be when running a business.

That's just bad customer service. How does he expect to grow readership (grow his business) when he's rude to new customers?

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:28 pm

90% of comic shop owners are tools

, however I did notice the percentage dropped sharply for those who worked their but didn't own.

All of the 90% in the census think Valiant is worthless and in the words of some of the UK folks . . . . bollocks

dave · Post by **dave** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:39 pm

i think that some will-i'm expecting another boom to hit sometime-there has been a lot of growth in the tech side of comics, and with all these movies coming out-i think that many people will become interested in learning more about these heroes.

Blood of Heroes · Post by **Blood of Heroes** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:41 pm

I've seen every episode of Next Generation. I've never seen any of them reading comic books.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:07 pm

I don't think comic books will die completely, but their prime has way passed. They will go the way of slot cars and other such things. There will be a base of serious collectors and there will be a small number of new people getting into the hobby, but the vast majority will be older adults collecting and reading out of a sense of nostalgia and their focus will mostly be on back issues, not new comics. The main population will not even realize they still make comic books. The main outlet will be TPBs in mainstream bookstores.

I used to think increased distribution and exposure in grocery stores, drug stores, etc would solve the problem, but it won't. Hot Wheels bought Tyco and started selling slot cars and sets in Wal-Mart, but that didn't do anything to boost the slot car hobby. Times change. The world moves on. Things come and go.

Solitude · Post by **Solitude** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:15 pm

It's clear from box office totals that people are still interested in comic book characters. At least there's still that.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:25 pm

I tried to get my son interested in comic books, but he's just not into them.

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:29 pm

Solitude wrote:It's clear from box office totals that people are still interested in comic book characters. At least there's still that.

It's clear from box office mover goers they don't read the comics

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:30 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:I tried to get my son interested in comic books, but he's just not into them.

Same here. When he was obsessed with Avatar: The Last Airbender I got him a few Avatar comics and he thought they were neat, but really didn't get into them. Same story with Transformers (the movie) and then Transformers Animated (the new animated series). He hasn't even read the last few issues of Transformers Animated comic book and I don't think he even finished reading the Transformers Movie Revenge of Starscream mini-series. I doubt he would notice if I stopped buying them for him.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:32 pm

mjm00014 wrote:
Solitude wrote:It's clear from box office totals that people are still interested in comic book characters. At least there's still that.
It's clear from box office mover goers they don't read the comics

Yep. And it's clear from comic book sales that the movies have not impacted sales of the books.

turborip · Post by **turborip** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:38 pm

Heath wrote:
mjm00014 wrote:
Solitude wrote:It's clear from box office totals that people are still interested in comic book characters. At least there's still that.
It's clear from box office mover goers they don't read the comics
Yep. And it's clear from comic book sales that the movies have not impacted sales of the books.

You might see a small upswing in sales on some of the major characters when their latest blockbuster is out but not all that much for all that long.

The only book that seems to have a notable sales increase from a film is Watchmen, and those sales have increased off the trailer, and it was a good seller anyways.

h-comics · Post by **h-comics** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:43 pm

Don't forget New Mutants #98 1st Deadpool has taken off as well since he is going to be in the Wolverine movie.I remember seeing that book for $10 bucks last year.

Jesse

dave · Post by **dave** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:04 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:I tried to get my son interested in comic books, but he's just not into them.

spank that brat!

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