Comments on: Free Comic Book Day is here http://www.kulturblog.com/2009/05/free-comic-book-day-is-here/ Kulturblog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:15:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jjohnsen http://www.kulturblog.com/2009/05/free-comic-book-day-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-209283 jjohnsen Mon, 04 May 2009 20:45:07 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1964#comment-209283 I'm still a full-on comic book geek at the ripe old age of 34. I'm also cheap, so I usually wait until the comics are collected in a trade, or when they're free on Comic Book Day. I’m still a full-on comic book geek at the ripe old age of 34. I’m also cheap, so I usually wait until the comics are collected in a trade, or when they’re free on Comic Book Day.

]]> By: Clark http://www.kulturblog.com/2009/05/free-comic-book-day-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-208851 Clark Sun, 03 May 2009 06:23:35 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1964#comment-208851 It's interesting. I BTed a bunch of comics I loved as a kid. A few held up. (Say Miller's Dark Knight, some of the Alien comics that were sequels to Cameron's film and took things in a far better direction than the rest of the movies did) Others were pretty embarrassing. (i.e. the classic era of Iron Man from the late 70's and early 80's) Even a lot of great reviewed comics were underwhelming. I keep hearing that comics have since the 90's primarily targeted adults and not kids. (And given the increased prices kids probably couldn't afford most) Yet I'm not sure they've really become "adult" beyond becoming darker and having more violence and sexuality. i.e. they are adult the way your typical cheap B-movie is adult. Not in terms of being more realistic or making one think. Sorry, just a thought from a curmudgeon. It’s interesting. I BTed a bunch of comics I loved as a kid. A few held up. (Say Miller’s Dark Knight, some of the Alien comics that were sequels to Cameron’s film and took things in a far better direction than the rest of the movies did) Others were pretty embarrassing. (i.e. the classic era of Iron Man from the late 70’s and early 80’s) Even a lot of great reviewed comics were underwhelming.

I keep hearing that comics have since the 90’s primarily targeted adults and not kids. (And given the increased prices kids probably couldn’t afford most) Yet I’m not sure they’ve really become “adult” beyond becoming darker and having more violence and sexuality. i.e. they are adult the way your typical cheap B-movie is adult. Not in terms of being more realistic or making one think.

Sorry, just a thought from a curmudgeon.

]]> By: Supergenius http://www.kulturblog.com/2009/05/free-comic-book-day-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-208713 Supergenius Sat, 02 May 2009 21:38:08 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=1964#comment-208713 The new Green Lantern series, Blackest Night, looks very promising. The new Green Lantern series, Blackest Night, looks very promising.

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