shit my kids don’t like leaving the comicbook store
I’ve seen kids reading Marvel Adventures and parents buying it for them a couple of times. Tends to happen not on Wednesdays (really that’s our day, the weekly readers) but on Weekends whenever I drop into a store around then. I can’t vouch for Franklin or Power Pack though.
Not that it’s a big boom like manga, the Sonic comics or anything like that. Just a few times I’ve seen that happen.
Heh, the Borders by my job actually put see through boxes around the manga books so people couldn’t read them in store. When you go to buy it they will take the box off and hand it to you. Kind of like how some stores do with DVDs so you don’t run out and steal them. Just to prevent kids reading in store! I have no idea why kids have the habit of lying down against a shelf and placing their bookbags in the most inconveniant places ever, what’s up with that? That store has desks and chairs for crying out loud on the second floor and they let you sit up there and read! Well I guess no one wanted to take the time out to walk to the second floor or bothered to sit or stand some place where you weren’t in everyone’s way. Crazy…
Though yeah, I said this before on this forum at one point but aside from Amazing Spider-Man, when I started buying comics there were lots of books that were kid friendly that I got into. Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, (sill enjoy a Rosa or Barks yarn to this day), Muppet Babies, Spider-Ham, Droids, Madballs, things like that. But this was back then when Marvel had their STAR Comics line up. Of course over time I outgrew most of these things and got into X-Men and other books of that nature but it was something that kept me visiting the store whenever I got the chance.
Not saying that this is a solution for today. And of course before I bought a single comic I was reading comics behind my older brother’s back for quite a while. Though yes there were a heck of a lot less distractions back then. I mean you can’t compare PS2 to freaking Atari 2600…
I remember when G.I.Joe comics had actual commercials on TV! Ah, good times. :tup:
At least you’re being a responsible parent. But that’s like, one out of who knows how many.
I believe we’ve all stated, at one point or another, our universal desire to “accidentally” drop a Lost Girls HC boxset onto an unsuspecting kid’s head.
There’s a heckuva lotta distractions today, but our culture has also changed subtly. Back when we were kids, it was a mark of pride to be able to read a comic that was supposedly “too violent” for your age. Like, if you were nine years old in 1993, it would somehow give you street cred on the playground if you told all the other kids you read Spawn or some shit. Hurm. Maybe that’s a bad example.
The point is, now, it is no longer a badge of honor for today’s nine year old to boast about reading The Ultimates. Nope… Now it’s all about being able to say you play God of War or Grand Theft Auto.
Anyway, I think part of the reason why kids don’t wanna read the kid-friendly books is 'cause they know it’s specially aimed at kids. Most kids, especially once they get to around fourth or fifth grade, hate the impression of being talked down to. So even though Marvel Adventures isn’t really talking down to kids, it’s kind of got that stigma of “this is specially made for kids.”
[I guess you, Sano, were never really cynical enough to take umbrage at a kid-friendly line, but I’m pretty sure I never had much interest in, like, The Batman Adventures when I was a kid because I thought that comic was aimed specifically at kids. (Now that I’m older, I appreciate the craft of those The Batman Adventures way more and actually believe they are better than most Batman comics in general.) I just went straight for Uncanny X-Men and CLAREMONT. That comic taught me how to speak Russian, my *tovarisch*, and Canadian (eh, bub?).]
Why do you think kids get disenchanted with watching movies that are rated G? Kids always want the forbidden fruit. That’s why you got people like maxx, who watched his first porno at the tender age of six. And look at what an articulate, well-adjusted man he turned out to be. Can you imagine if maxx never watched a porn until he was like 15 years old? He wouldn’t be the same person.
I forget what I was talking about, but I think porn should be taught in all elementary schools alongside creationism.
are u taking a shot at me?
he’s taking a shot on your face. make sure you catch it all.
Brief History of Mainstream Comics in America
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Joe Quesada responds to Kirkman’s opinions -
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interesting he uses jj abrams as an example…when he isnt technically doing star trek 4,822…he’s rebooting the franchise…not the same thing as a sequel.
lol that was the most non angry response i’ve seen joe do for this kinda thing. i can see his view and kirkmans…of course like i said before i was more into the kids stuff. joe didn’t touch 1 bit on the kids comment…thought that was interesting.
Nah, man. I was just trying to be amusing by making a reference to old continuity. Painy’s just instigatin’.
okily dokily.