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My cousin said comic fans are too obsessed with movie stuff now...
We were at a small con in Columbus last weekend and he pointed out that most people were just talking about the new Marvel show, not the actual books. He said it feels like being a fan is more about watching stuff than reading it anymore. I kind of get his point... I spent maybe 30 minutes looking at back issues while the line for a movie star photo op was huge. But then I talked to a guy in that line who said the show got him to pick up his first comic in years. So which is it? Is the movie stuff watering down what it means to be a fan, or is it just bringing new people in who might find the books later? I'm stuck on this.
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the_faith5mo ago
Doesn't every hobby have a casual side?
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nancy3265mo ago
What if the movies are just the new newsstand? My dad bought comics at the drugstore because they were there and cheap. Now the shows are what's easy to find. That guy in line picking up a comic again proves it. The_faith is right about casual sides, but maybe this is how the hobby stays alive. It's not better or worse, just different.
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angela_patel755mo ago
Yeah, I saw an article about that. Said the old spinner racks were like the streaming menus of their day. Makes sense to me.
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green.noah3mo ago
Yeah, "the streaming menus of their day" is a good way to put it. I used to spend way too much time just staring at the covers on those racks, flipping through them one by one. It was the same kind of low-stakes browsing where you'd grab something you never heard of just because the cover art was cool. Now I do that with the trending row on Netflix, same idea just different packaging. The convenience is better now but I kind of miss the physical act of spinning the rack and hunting for something.
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