EDITORIAL: " Comics No Longer Just For Kids"

EDITORIAL: " Comics No Longer  Just For Kids"

Will people forget about how good The Avengers is when the hype dies down, or is this the beginning of a new chapter in comic book films where the wider audience has now finally accepted comics aren't just for kids?

Editorial Opinion
By australiancomicbookmoviefan - Apr 26, 2012 05:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers

The reason I got into comics as an adult comes down to one moment; I finished watching Spider-Man, and i thought to myself, I have really got to get into comics.

That's not to say that when growing up comics were not in my thoughts on some level, I'd always liked Superman, Batman, & Wonder Woman mostly due to the old T.V. re-runs I watched when I was kid growing up in the 80's. I also knew on some level about Spider-Man & Hulk, but for much of it I had no idea.

Since that fateful day back in 2000/1 i have read as much as humanly possible to digest myself on everything comic book related, and I still don't believe I have even scratched the surface on the years, and the history behind it all. So intrenched in my love of comic books, I am now considered by many who know me personally as "That Guy who love the funny mags like a little kid."

I hope what Spider-Man did for me, The Avengers will do for many people out there who wanna know more, and want to engross themselves in this world we love.

Its been said before though, that if comic book films get too good we could get over run by the majority. Any comic book related material/ideas/logos will get so entrenched in modern society that we ourselves may get sick of it. All of us at one point or another have defended the idea of comics, and told people, "No comics are not generally aimed at kids." Of course some films have not helped our argument. Perhaps that is may not necessarily be a bad thing, the more people wanna see these character, could possibly mean the more great actors/directors & writers will get on board and deliver some bloody awesome films.

What do you guys think of this? Have any of you experienced a softening of the attitudes of the people you towards your love of comic books, and geeks in general, or are they still steadfast in their opinion towards it?

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calin88
calin88 - 4/26/2012, 6:26 AM
I also started a little late reading comics,last year at the age of 23, and I'm like you, I want to read them all, and in my country we don;t have any comics stores, so iphone apps are great to me, except the fact that I spent hundreds of $ on digital comics, but at least I enjoy them a very great deal. regarding your title, I think the little kids would need the keep up with adults at reading comics
australiancomicbookmoviefan
australiancomicbookmoviefan - 4/26/2012, 6:52 AM
Thanks for reading, and posting a comment.

Kids probably will need to keep up with the adults at reading comics, but in Australia, there has always been an attached stigma that comics are for kids, and that the early movies in no small way contributed to that tag.

I think now though, that this stigma is no longer a factor.
australiancomicbookmoviefan
australiancomicbookmoviefan - 4/26/2012, 7:49 AM
ew. we need boobies. :0)
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/26/2012, 8:31 AM
i use to read/look at my dads comics growing up started buying my own 1986(1st comic uncanny x-men 205),i believe the time when comics started not being just for kids was when watchmen & the dark knight returns came out,they changed everything.
headlopper
headlopper - 4/26/2012, 10:55 AM
You see, I think you're totally right about Hollywood's elite 'A' list actor's AND director's wanting to get their hands on a CBM project.
They know this is the wave of the future , so want to get involved in one.
It's already started: Jeff Bridges, Scarlet Johanson, Anthony Hopkins, Kenneth Branaugh, etc. -all Oscar winners.

Plus they know it can magnify their career... or start it as an 'A' lister, as with Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth.

As the the main topic of your article, I again agree.
In fact, fewer and fewer are oriented towards kids under 12 or so.

That's why there's 'Archie' and 'Scrooge Mcduck'.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 4/26/2012, 7:02 PM
I'm kind of like you. I've always liked super heroes, but I didn't get into comics until after Spider-man 2 when I picked up a volume of Ultimate Spider-man on day at Barnes and Noble. Unfortunately, I don't think even the best movies really change general attitudes towards comic books.

I had a talk with a friend of mine not too long ago and he said he thinks The Dark Knight is so good because it's not really like the comics. I really wanted to force him to sit down and read through stuff like Year One and The Long Halloween. The general impression is that good super hero movies take these simplistic characters and make them interesting enough to carry a movie. While admittedly, thing are much more far fetched in the world of comics, I believe people vastly underestimate the quality of the writing and sophistication of the stories.

It's frustrating, but the fact is that as an entertainment medium, comic books are seen as for a specific group of people. Nobody seems to get that comics are pretty much as diverse as movies, television, or novels and that there's a comic book that could appeal to pretty much every type of person.
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