A bunch of comic book people are like, “OH NO! Comic books are going to die in five years because we’re not kissing the general public in the ass enough! Our business plan is all wrong! Creators are mismanaging their careers! And Superman isn’t accessible to five year olds anymore!!!”
You know what? Shut up. That’s right. I said it. Just shut the fuck up.
Comics aren’t going to “die” and they certainly don’t need to be “saved.” Here are the top 9 reasons why:
9. Comics are a medium of expression rooted in the most basic form of visual storytelling short of acting — a picture and some words. How the hell can you “save” that and how could it ever “die”?
8. If you’re worried about the modern comic book publishing industry dying, well then that’s a whole other thing. But I don’t think it’s going to happen anytime soon when you have some of the world’s most lucrative licensed characters coming out of a long legacy of comic book publishing.
7. While superheroes are bound to fall out of favor in Hollywood in a couple of years, actual interest in physical comics is going up. Trust me, I know. People used to ask me if the movies were anything like the stories. Now they ask me where they can go to buy the comics. Hell, even MTV and the LA Times now have blogs that address comic book news on a daily basis. That’s only going to boost interest.
6. This shit is cyclical. Sales of comics will dip and they will rise. They will do that, over and over, until the day humans no longer view printed media and digital projection screens connected to their information boxes.
At some point in the recent past this column became a two-parter thing. Totally defeats the purpose of a having top 9, right? Well that’s just the kind of mindfuck arseholeness I’m all about so deal with it!!! The final five reasons why comics don’t need to be saved will be here in only seven short days, and I promise they are way more offensive and interesting these these first four reasons.
Next: The Top 9 Reasons Why Comics Don’t Need to Be Saved - Part Two!
Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.
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