Manga Is Killing Comics

[Yoshi]

I don't have a specific source since I have been reading this all over Google and YouTube since I first found this out. Apparently Manga is overtaking Comic Books as the interest in Manga in the West keeps growing and the Comic Book industry is also dying. I find this very interesting because while Comics have a long history and big influence over the world, it seems like it's finally dying out, and was only a matter of time. Meanwhile, Manga was getting popular ever since the 1980s with stuff like Dragon Ball, Fist Of The North Star, Saint Seiya, etc... And only continued that trend.

Your thoughts?

 

[India Actual]

For the most part I say good. DC and Marvel don’t pay attention to readers anymore. They just want to push agendas. Get woke, go broke.

Meanwhile manga is about good storytelling. You don't see the Japanese worrying about how many of X type of person or male/female they put in their publications.

 

[Yoshi]

Yeah, I feel that is the biggest reason why DC and Marvel are dying out. They're catering to politics way too much.

 

[Beerus]

I feel like comic industry lost their appeal when they started catering to the mainstream hero fans that care too much about gender and race (and politics). They started changing things, too many things. Caring about gender, color, who is attracted to who... Things people don't read comics for. Manga has been the same for a long, long time. It still has the classic appeal for the older fans while being new enough to bring in younger fans. Comics on the other hand lost a lot of their older fans and only worry about catering to a small percentage of people.

If I opened a clothing business and only marketed it to say, trans people, how long do you think I would be in business for? My point being, you can have a business and focus on the bulk of your fans (comics having straight males) while still appealing to other people. It isn't rocket science.

 

[India Actual]

That’s it! I’m changing all my characters in the story to non binary alphabet people. #Inclusivity! So brave.

 

[LividJay]

Simply put, manga is just better.

 

[Yoshi]

Late reply, but I feel like with all the new content from older franchises like Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleach, Fairy Tail, etc... That Manga will kill Comics even more brutally during the 2020s and beyond.

 

[Kid Goku]

The recent issues with politics aside the whole Superhero Comic Formula sucks Butt!
I mean 1st having only the newest issue available in a long story makes buying a book highly confusing!
Stupid Crossovers that require reading more Books (the dr slump crossover for example just works as a Fun DB sideadventure for non Dr Slump fans) (tho jaco has the same problem)
No Ending or Conclusion EVER!
and yeah than we have Politics!