Things you're tired of telling non-comic fans.

Most comics these days are mature, anyway.

Most comics are adult. Less are mature. :)

edited 16th Feb '14 7:51:57 AM by Anteres

Good point.

i do get a bit worried about that sometimes. since practically all superhero comics are written for an older audience these days, i'm concerned that younger fans might get snubbed or forgotten about altogether. really, what is wrong with writing for kids?

edited 16th Feb '14 8:18:09 AM by crimsonstorm15

Marvel Adventures: The Avengers was for kids and is in my all time favourite comics series ever. I don't think a lot of kids go into comic shops where (in my neck of the woods anyway) most comics are sold.

I do think the Big Two need to expand their demographic but if your customer base is small and a particular age, there's a risk in focusing away from them. Though, they need to do something.

Kids don't buy comics. Their parents have to. So why not go for an audience that can buy comics themselves?

They could appeal to everybody. Write things that everybody can enjoy regardless of age.

edited 16th Feb '14 9:05:35 AM by Aldo930

Like... Marvel Adventures The Avengers.

@Anteres:

Marvel seems to be doing a lot better on both the diversity front and the "write for kids" front. I've found most of the post-Now stuff to be surprisingly kid appropriate - Hawkeye, Captain America, and Thor are pretty violent, but there seems to be plenty of Avengers stuff written for kids as well as a commitment to cut down on excessive gore (whereas DC seems to gleefully make things as visceral as possible on a regular basis). Kids are definitely not the main audience, but I feel like they are less excluded now.

The resurgence of younger heroes (Miles Morales, Valeria and Franklin Richards as actual main characters, and Damien Wayne for as long as he lasted) seems to indicate that the big two are at least considering having more kids reading their books.

Actually, DC is putting out "Looney Tunes" comics that are geared towards kids and I think they have comic books about "Teen Titans Go," although I haven't read "Teen Titans Go," so I'm not sure how true that is. However, I do agree that the comic medium should be for everyone (both kids and adults). There's nothing wrong with having stories written for kids as long as the story is good and I definitely would check out any comic book that's geared towards children (since I read children's books on a day to day basis)!

They also used to do Cartoon Network-related comics, but I think they've since stopped since the newest CN comics are under another license. Pity; I'd love to see a new CN anthology on the market!

Marvel also had comics based on Ren And Stimpy and Rockos Modern Life.

edited 16th Feb '14 12:28:38 PM by Aldo930

@Aldo 930: Not writing for kids means no new audience and the medium starts to die a slow death. You know that thing that is happening now.

Yep, you hit the nail on the head RIGHT there...

There's a fair number of comics for kids, and a large number for older teens, what we're missing is late middle school/junior high comics—which is one reason shounen and shoujo manga do relatively well.

edited 16th Feb '14 5:33:47 PM by SKJAM

No, the Watchmen isn't just a lame Justice League knockoff

I kid you not, I have to explain that to almost everyone.

edited 18th Feb '14 10:59:00 AM by PageofSpace

Wait, the Watchman?

Is he a Batman villain?

edited 18th Feb '14 10:07:22 AM by Jinxmenow

@Jinxmenow: i think he's talking about Watchmen.

Yeah, I was talking about the Watchmen, but I typo'ed. Fixed now

I remember an old British Marvel reprint comic I owned as a kid, a letter in it reffered to a conversation between Captain America and "The Watchman". Took me years to find out this wasn't some obscure early Marvel character.

Just thought I'd share.

edited 18th Feb '14 11:02:07 AM by C0mraid

I've put this in another thread, but...

Superman has limits!!!

Hell, I've got to say that even to comic book fans occasionally.

Depends on the Superman.

"outside of a Frank Miller comic, Superman and Batman do not hate each other. not only are they best friends, but there's an entire comic line dedicated to them teaming up."

"Batman does not think he's better than Superman, and Superman does not look down on squishy humans. You are missing the entire point of their relationship."

The Joker is not just a silly clown. There's a reason why most characters in the DC universe are completely terrified of him.

you'd think that The Dark Knight would dispel that.