No industry has ever confused me as much as the comic book industry. Every year I get more baffled.
Comics, why are you still here? Why are we gearing up for yet another San Diego "Comicon"?
Don't get my wrong. I love comics. They're my favorite type of storytelling. I'm not dissing the art form. But the industry is dead.
Isn't it? Does anyone even know where to find a comic store at this point? Outside of movie deals, do comics exist? I know a ton of young people from various internet gaming hubs. In the last five years, I've met ONE new person who reads two comics. He has them mailed directly to his house by subscription.
I am genuinely confounded by the whole subject. Why are we still having comic conventions? To promote manga, anime, and tv shows like Battlestar Galactica? So cosplayers can be ogled effectively and in person? Honestly, I'm lost here. You can't tell me that sad little rack of disorganized graphic novels at Borders warrants a convention.
If there is a viable comic industry hiding someplace, I'd like it pointed out to me. I feel like there's something I'm not getting.
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