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Being a comic book fan can be a lonely road. Many people still tend to look down on comics as a childish form of entertainment. Those people are idiots. Misinformed should be a nicer way to put it. We all felt if there was only a way to grab them and show them the fantastic world that they're missing. Well click read more for a couple of ways of getting those uninterested friends into pure Wednesday loving comic book fans.
To start off you have to know how much exposure the person you trying to get into comics have. I grew up in the 90s watching X-men, Spiderman, Batman, and superman. Those were my Saturday morning cartoons. So I had some knowledge ingrained. My own personal experience into print comics was through events. My friend started me off with Marvel Civil War and took me from there till I was caught up. If you choose to go the events route, the reader will be exposed to a lot of characters in a short amount of time. They may have prior knowledge from the cartoon shows but there are many characters that been changed or never been in a show, so be expecting questions asking who is this and what can they do. A positive is that since they are exposed to many characters they can choose which one interests them the most and take their interest from there
If their exposures to this world are only comic book movies, this is easy to figure out how to get them into comics.For example, if they liked let’s say Iron Man, they are automatically invested in Ironman so give them a trade or recommend a trade to them with Ironman in it, then help them branch out based on author, artist or characters of interest that took place. Another example of how this would work is if they loved the movie Watchman, then it logical that you let them borrow the trade ( that trade should be in every collection). When they finish, you hand them “Batman The Killing Joke” because it’s also written by Alan Moore. Then after they read these great stories they going to want to read more and more and you got them interested and invested in a writer and characthers from Batman.
If they have no experience with comics at all, well I’m sure you heard the phrase there is a comic for everyone. Well that is completely true. Superhero comics may take up a majority of the space on the stands but that don’t mean they are the only ones that are there. If the person you get into love horror movies. Try horror comics, maybe Walking Dead would suit that person. If they into the whole Vampire scene, maybe American Vampire would be a great recommendation . If they into noir or detective type things, there is a crapload out there for them. Just play by the things they into and help them find a good comic for them.
Remember whatever comic you lend, should be the best of that story or characther. Bad stories, or stories that requires too much prior knowledge may turn them off and they may not want to try again.Their first experience and exposures to comic should be there best to raise their interest. The goal is to get them to search out stories on their own, to head to the comic book stores and get into an ongoing. Once they do that, congrats you recruited another member to our world.
3 comments:
Personally i've always found trade paper backs to be the best way to get someone into comics. Especially if they are currently reading Manga, (so much crossover in the fan bases today, I remember when it used to be very different only a few years ago)
They aren't into capes and tights? hell no problem, hand them Y: The last man, or Fables. They haven't read Superhero comics in years, but have nothing against it? Civil War, or 52 are great places to jump in (as ironic as it may seem) Or want something different? How about Runaways?
and of course, classics like Watchmen should be read by everyone.
The best thing you can do is talk about them, share them, offer them, and stop crowding together in dark corners of comic book stores, be open, be proud and enjoy.
yeah i agree, Y the Last man is the next series to get on my list, i Hear such great things from people who read It. Great thing about my comic book shop is it bright and welcoming, Have an Art gallery and red chairs. It have a nice feel to it even for no-comic fans i Take there
Ah, well that is excellent then. The place I go is a locally owned bookstore, with a comic shop inside of it, so it is also quite open to the public. But I've been to other places, wonderful havens really for those who like their books, but like I said, it does the industry no good to have every shop that way.
But yes, Y is basically just awesome, long, thought provoking, a perfect and wonderful graphic novel. I think it is 50, or 55 issues, separated into I don't know how many trades. But quite a few. Quite the epic story.
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