It’s actually amusing this day and age that some people still expect fans to “grow out” of things like comic books and video games. The most profitable movies and TV shows made in the past decade and a half have been in some way based on a comic book, game franchise, or cartoon show; and most of what isn’t is instead based on books intended for teens and young adults.
My older sister made fun of me for still reading comics after I was 12. I thought it was ironic when she did it standing in front of her stuffed animal collection.
I don’t read contemporary comic books; they’re just not the superheroes of my generation. But I do enjoy reading the old ones (I still have many of mine). And as a fan of DC comics, I’m very fond of the hard cover archive editions they published in the 1990s, where they reprinted the earliest stories of Superman, Batman, et. al.
OldsVistaCruiser 11 months ago
“Excelsior!”
sergioandrade Premium Member 11 months ago
69 and still a comic book geek. ’Nuff Said!
Rhetorical_Question 11 months ago
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crookedwolf Premium Member 11 months ago
And here we all are!
jagedlo 11 months ago
“Super old”…exactly how old would that be, Benny?
Hamady Sack Premium Member 11 months ago
Oh, oh.
Ellis97 11 months ago
Comic books are for everyone. Who cares how old you are?
Drbarb71 Premium Member 11 months ago
Your dad is obviously awesome.
yangeldf 11 months ago
It’s actually amusing this day and age that some people still expect fans to “grow out” of things like comic books and video games. The most profitable movies and TV shows made in the past decade and a half have been in some way based on a comic book, game franchise, or cartoon show; and most of what isn’t is instead based on books intended for teens and young adults.
fuzzbucket Premium Member 11 months ago
I grew out of comics when I discovered regular books, in 1954.
StackableContainers 11 months ago
My older sister made fun of me for still reading comics after I was 12. I thought it was ironic when she did it standing in front of her stuffed animal collection.
Maswartz 11 months ago
Comics are mainstream these days.
Aladar30 Premium Member 11 months ago
Jojo… you have a grandpa who is an absolute super fan of comics!
paullp Premium Member 11 months ago
I don’t read contemporary comic books; they’re just not the superheroes of my generation. But I do enjoy reading the old ones (I still have many of mine). And as a fan of DC comics, I’m very fond of the hard cover archive editions they published in the 1990s, where they reprinted the earliest stories of Superman, Batman, et. al.
Purple-Stater Premium Member 11 months ago
The average age of comic book readers is 30-35. I met my wife at a comic book shop 37 years ago, and we’ve been married for 36. :-) Still reading!
HA! 11 months ago
Hope there weren’t any first editions. Eeek!