Where are the comics for little kids?19062
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 It makes me sad to see the direction society is going. The subject matter in todays comic books is no longer for 8-10 year old kids who still find enjoyment farting on their siblings and eating boogers. Who would have ever thought that a heterosexual relationship would make news? I think it gives us insight as to how Rome fell. American philosopher George Santayana can be accurately quoted as saying, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. There's a rabbit hole there but I won't go down it. Maybe this is one of the reasons retro TV is still gaining in popularity. Are there really any young comic book collectors out there or is this a dying hobby? In order for kids to have a love for comic books they usually start by reading them as little kids. Maybe the industry has given up on that age group and moved toward the target group of teenage-young adults to pander to. The comics-to-movie seems to be a good formula for making money. IDK, either way good wholesome subjects no longer seems to sell. I guess I'm just getting old.  |
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| Hard to write comics for kids when parents would rather give 'em a smart phone for entertainment, so instead, they seem to be written for children's minds in adult bodies. *shrug* | ||
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| Yeah there ain’t any kids buying comics any more. | ||
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| Do modern 8-10 year olds even know what paper is? I certainly know a few 13 year olds that would tell me how environmentally unfriendly it is regardless of content. | ||
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| I remember reading Richie Rich when I was little and Archie comics when I outgrew those. I think it's a shame we don't have fun books anymore with child-readers in mind. Comics are such a great way for kids to get interested in reading, and they're a godsend for kids who are not quite up to speed with their reading skills. | ||
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| I have any idea. Go to a comic store and visualize all the comics that have nothing to do with the subject matter used for a reference here, that were pulled to make a point. I do it with my kid that reads comics. | ||
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| My LCS has spinner racks with comics for young kids, and a whole ton of small graphic novels for younger kids. I always have my son pick a book from there. I think it really depends on the LCS you have. There's another store in town that doesn't have an area set aside like that and just puts the adult stuff right next to the limited kids stuff they have. |
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| The stores I frequent have sections, albeit small, with comics for kids. Most of what I've seen is Spongebob or Star Wars Adventures. I know there are others but I'm not the target audience. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by lawguy1977 That would be like the only remaining LCS in my town. It's too bad, because little kids just getting into reading are of an age where they want to feel like they get to shop with the big kids, not have their little minimal selection in a cramped corner. I would love to have had Star Wars Adventures when I was little! |
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| There are modern comics published for all ages. So comics for children. I buy them and hand them out on Halloween with candy. I have found the parents that are with them are very appreciated me doing this and not just hand out candy like everyone else does. Do your part and some kids will remember a time of paper comics  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by southerncross That's awesome. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster This month's previews list 1,472 new comics, tpbs, merchandise, etc for one month. In the 70's and 80's there were no where near that many individual titles, issues or comic related items being issued in one month. To think that comics for kids are not being published today is just wrong. |
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| Let’s face it. This is just a weak grab at stirring shit. | ||
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| When I had my store I ordered the books in OPs posts as well as books that are rated G per se. If a parent came to my shop to buy books for their kid I let them know everything I had and let them choose. I also made it a policy to give kids 1 free book to encourage reading and interest in comics. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad ditto. My 7 year old daughter doesn't have a single problem finding comics when she wants one. And they're more age appropriate than the "watch Batman nearly cripple a guy/Wolverine actually cripple a guy" comics I read when I was her age. Quote: Originally Posted by HeinzDad double ditto. |
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| I still remember the very first comic I ever bought: Tomb of Dracula #26. I was not even ten years old and my mom tossed that book the minute my back was turned. I've been wanting to find a high-grade copy for years. Sorry, Mom, not sorry! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad Not at all but your statement does. I'm just giving my opinion. At my LCS I don't see very many kids coming in to buy comic books. Pokemon cards, yes. My point is that things seemed different when I was younger. When I take my granddaughter in to buy comics, there isn't a large selection. If I'm wrong than so be it. @Jesse_O posted up some information that I was not aware of (thanks). No reason for you to be a dick and post that I'm trying to stir up shit. Why??? That isn't the case. My hope is that collecting comics doesn't become obsolete. If you want to start a new thread so you can preapprove posts that meet your criteria, go for it. Otherwise it seems you're the one wanting to stir things by your statement. You take the fun out of trying to have a conversation. I'm done with that so don't bother trolling me. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster You're not imagining things. I remember Ye Olden Dayes, too. There used to be loads of G-rated comics out there with the rest of them, and now the G-rated comics are still there, but you need to go looking for them and there aren't as many. Teen- and adult-oriented titles have BOOMED and that's what tends to sell better for the LCS's, so of course, that's what they stock up on the most. Sure, they have the kid-stuff too, but that's not where the consistent money is anymore. |
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| In 1975 comics cost 25c. In today's money that would be approximately $1.40. Comics today cost, what?, $4.99? Kids (parents) are priced out. |
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| Guy, do you have a kid that reads in this age range you are posting about? If so do you take them to a local comic shop? If your answers to these questions are "yes", hit me up with your pro noun problems you have.. | ||
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| @GAC New comics have priced A LOT of people out. |
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| The parents I see walking into a comic shop fall into two categories. The first is that the parent is usually an established customer who happens to have their child/children with them. Option B is the parent who stumbled upon the shop and then remarks that they had no idea comics were still published. They then see the dog shit that Joe Glass, Tom King, or some other industry-loathing hack gets published, sees the cover price, then leaves. | ||
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| @HeinzDad #trol | ||
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| Sure enough guv…. Lookin for comics for kiddies huh? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Studley_Dudley I think you nailed it there. My LCS went from 3 stores to a greatly reduced single store. They certainly don't carry the volume they had at the previous location either. That may be part of the problem here. At least they were able to survive to fight another day. |
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| At my LCS they make sure to have a spinner right next to the door with Archie, SpongeBob, etc. on it in case someone is clearly there with a young child. It works out really well, they can usually make a sale that way, even with the cover prices, because the little kids spot the comics right away and go for it. On the other hand, that spinner is pretty much all there is as far as dependably G-rated comics go. | ||
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| @HeinzDad #troll | ||
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| @Byrdibyrd The spinner racks are very nostalgic but wrecked havoc on the spines when thumbing through the books lol! | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by OGJackster Yeah, they did! Hence putting the kiddie books there. No one would buy the books aimed at older audiences if they put them on a spinner to get trashed. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by GAC Quote: Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd on the flip side, fingers crossed that today's creators aren't going to be running gofundmes and/or dying penniless like the guys we grew up on. |
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