why are comics not popular anymore i mean why do kids not read them that much. why is it computer games or something maybe its beacause the comics now are not like they used to be.
The problem is that from the late 60's/early 70's, comics stopped being funny. It's no coicidence that this is when we saw comic after comic merging and sales declining. Take out the humour and it's not a comic anymore. The Viz, although an adult comic, packed full of adverts, is still successful, because it is still funny. Plus, there are more panels to a page than a modern comic. Old comics provided much more value for money, with 20 or so panels per page plus lots of humour. Japan has a successful comic industry, so TVS, IPOds, etc are NOT to blame for the decine in readership - in fact that buck lays right at the editors door!
It doesn't even have to be great artwork as long as it is funny: take Derek The Sheep for example. That is funny, so the artwork quality is overlooked. Which brings me back to my point: humour is the most important thing in a comic, yet modern comics tend to be lacking in this. This is why comics are failing in the UK. Editors need to take note and stop passing the buck.
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The problem is that from the late 60's/early 70's, comics stopped being funny. It's no coicidence that this is when we saw comic after comic merging and sales declining. Take out the humour and it's not a comic anymore. The Viz, although an adult comic, packed full of adverts, is still successful, because it is still funny. Plus, there are more panels to a page than a modern comic. Old comics provided much more value for money, with 20 or so panels per page plus lots of humour. Japan has a successful comic industry, so TVS, IPOds, etc are NOT to blame for the decine in readership - in fact that buck lays right at the editors door!
It doesn't even have to be great artwork as long as it is funny: take Derek The Sheep for example. That is funny, so the artwork quality is overlooked. Which brings me back to my point: humour is the most important thing in a comic, yet modern comics tend to be lacking in this. This is why comics are failing in the UK. Editors need to take note and stop passing the buck.
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