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Amazed.
Well, perhaps not amazed, however interested for certain. I am thinking about the reasons why people checked out comic books today. Why? since it has altered so much from when I began, as well as checked out comics for the bulk of my life.
Everybody Reads Comic Books…Right?
Growing up, I checked out comic books since I was drawn to them (no pun intended). There was something about words as well as photos that made the storytelling addictive to me. reading comic books meant more to me since they were harder to discover as well as there weren’t as may being published. They were harder to find, however at the exact same time, easier to keep up on when you did discover them.
Later in life, I was more emotionally in addition to historically invested in not only the characters as well as the circumstances they were included in, however the publishers as well. I, like many other visitors of my age group, had ended up being an “expert” on comic books, from all sides of the business. This is a blessing in addition to a curse.
I’ll trade You This For great four #52
Even though I never offered my comics, I ended up being a collector. I was caught up in the stock market worth of comic books as well as my own collection. mainly so I might trade as well as get what was deemed as top value for other comic books that I was missing. many times, I would discover myself with three copies of say, Daredevil #15 in different conditions. I would trade the fair as well as great condition ones for problems of The great four that I didn’t have.
Yeah, great four #52…and that Archie Comic Book….
I have wished to compose comic books since the fourth grade as well as have always made it my goal to do so. I’ve been composing comic books now for 31 years. I like it as much now as I did as a kid. extremely blessed there. So now I assumption you might label me as a comic book Reader/Collector/Marketer/Historian/Writer. I have ended up being the reasons why I checked out comic books. Granted, I must admit, I don’t checked out as many comic books as I when did. This is because of reasons like, I have a household that permanently grows, I have a job(s) as well as obligations that I didn’t have as a youngster as well as a young adult. add that into the truth that culturally there are many more things that now pull at our leisure time; options that we didn’t utilize to have.
Do You checked out as well as gather Comic Books?
I understand as well as comprehend the reasons why I checked out comic books now, as well as in the past. however everybody that reads comic books is not me, as well as the ages as well as genders have grown so much, it makes me truly thinking about why others, today, checked out comic books. I wouldn’t be interested if I didn’t care, as well as I do care.
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Yes, I figure there is a specific amount in my age group that checked out comic books for the exact same reasons I did as well as do, however so much has changed, I’d like to understand why everybody else reads comic books. I have been told by a great deal of visitors as well as retailers that there aren’t as many reader/collectors now. The turn in younger readers, ages 7-40, is more that of pure visitors as well as not collectors. They don’t have area to stock back problems as well as have no wish to make room. They have other pop culture interests as well as want to have time as well as area for those in addition to reading comics. Some checked out comic books digitally as well as after they are read, they are discarded for the next problem or book to read. None of these visitors feel the requirement that I did at one point to “own” total runs of series. I admit I have bought as well as kept buying problems of comic books that I had no rate of interest in, simply since I had always bought them as well as I didn’t want to interrupt my run of problems #1 through….whatever. fantastic for the publisher as well as retailer, not for my wallet. I checked out comic books now for an almost “Back To The Basics” reason—Compelling stories as well as likeable characters.
Do You checked out Comic books For The Characters, The Action, The tight Costumes?
So please tell me, just in a few words, or a long essay, why do you checked out comic books? I’ve provided you my confession, pretend I’m Catholic as well as provide me yours. I am interested, as well as like comic books, I will checked out them.
Post your answers right here on the Westfield site or whatever social network type you discover this column. I’d like to know, as well as I’m sure others would as well.
Okay, If You only checked out ONE Comic Book, Make It THIS Comic Book.
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Beau Smith
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