What do you hate about comic books?

[Webley]

One thing I hate about comic books is when a comic book character comes back from the dead
If thay are going to kill off a character I think thay should stay dead.

 

[Morg]

The cost, books getting too expensive and have to drop tons

 

[Wesley Dodds]

It bugs me sometimes how absolutely EVERY. SINGLE. character in comics has to be incredibly good looking... With a square jaw and six-pack for men or gigantic breasts and a teensy-tiny little waistline for women.

That's one of the things I love about Sandman Mystery Theatre, actually, everyone looks so... Normal.

 

[IBRAH08]

The cost, books getting too expensive and have to drop tons

This kills me too. I feel like Marvel is especially expensive

 

[PaleRider]

I agree with everything said so far, the death is really starting to get to me. I think it is bad for the industry.

 

[Ipodman]

It bugs me sometimes how absolutely EVERY. SINGLE. character in comics has to be incredibly good looking... With a square jaw and six-pack for men or gigantic breasts and a teensy-tiny little waistline for women.

That's one of the things I love about Sandman Mystery Theatre, actually, everyone looks so... Normal.

Yea I dont like it when female characters show too much skin for no reason.

It makes people who like comic book seem very immature.

 

[IBRAH08]

Yeah, it happens with both genders though (think about Hawkman and J'onn's costume-especially the old one). The part about female costumes that strikes me as the most odd is the high heels. This serves no purpose AND is exclusive to female characters. As for the dying thing. I understand people being frustrated with people coming back and cheapening the dramatic affect. But, in the universes these characters exist in there many science fiction and even supernatural forces at work. Why wouldn't the character's loved ones or otherwise take advantage of such elements (just logically speaking)?

 

[Ipodman]

I don't fancy comic books in the form of a movie prequel. Just for the sake of being a comic book.

Example: A-Team.

 

[IBRAH08]

it's even worse when it happens to an already established book that is going to have a movie soon.

 

[Ipodman]

Predators?

 

[IBRAH08]

Little things usually. Like the original designs for Batman and Robin.

 

[fifthfiend]

It bugs me sometimes how absolutely EVERY. SINGLE. character in comics has to be incredibly good looking... With a square jaw and six-pack for men or gigantic breasts and a teensy-tiny little waistline for women.

That's one of the things I love about Sandman Mystery Theatre, actually, everyone looks so... Normal.

This used to bother me and then I was like wait no I see lots of ugly people in real life, I don't need that in my comics.

This used to bother me and then I was like wait no I see lots of ugly people in real life

Yeah maybe like every time you look IN A MIRROR ha ha ha SICK BUUUUUUUUUUURN

 

[Max J Power]

The things I love about comics outweigh these things, but there are several:

-Lateness. And how the big two don't care about it, because most late books will still sell.
-Increased costs. Especially without making the issues longer.
-Publishers who seemingly view fans with cynicism. This is likely related to the last two things.
-Generally, major character deaths. Sometimes they can lead to interesting things (I love Brubaker's Captain America, for example), but they are not shocking. We know the original hero will never stay dead.
-The indie/underground scene. A book's genre (or status as a creator-owned book) doesn't inherently make it artistically strong. It's sad that some creators think they have to "make" comics a "legitimate" artistic medium.
-Big event exhaustion.

 

[IBRAH08]

Snobs scaring away new readers. It happens and everyone had probably done it once but it sucks.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Wow, I agree with everything said thus far.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Snobs scaring away new readers. It happens and everyone had probably done it once but it sucks.

What do you mean?

 

[AceOfJacks]

i agree with the OP

 

[CrimsonMist]

the publishing schedule in regards to giant storylines. In particular, Grant Morrison's run on Batman. At first, the idea of it seemed really cool, but now, I really don't feel like waiting another five years when Morrison decides to fill gaps in the plot.

 

[Ipodman]

I don't fancy comic books in the form of a movie prequel. Just for the sake of being a comic book.

Example: A-Team.

And here comes Tron Legacy.

Although I will cut this one some slack because Tron is from Disney... (right?), and now Disney owns Marvel, and so a Tron comic would make sense.

 

[SuperFerret]

At this point, another Tron movie doesn't make sense.

 

[Ipodman]

At this point, another Tron movie doesn't make sense.

Its something that has "Tron" in the title... and it has lots of CGI and 3D so Tron Legacy, whats not to like? t:

 

[SuperFerret]

I honestly don't know, like 90% of the world's population that was alive in the 80's, I never saw the first Tron. I'm just saying that it's a weird movie to give a sequel to after all these years.

 

[Max J Power]

the publishing schedule in regards to giant storylines. In particular, Grant Morrison's run on Batman. At first, the idea of it seemed really cool, but now, I really don't feel like waiting another five years when Morrison decides to fill gaps in the plot.

The publishing schedule for big storylines also sometimes ruins the storylines' endings. By the time Joss Whedon's final issue of Astonishing X-Men came out, everyone already knew Kitty Pryde died because it was discussed in Uncanny two months earlier.

 

[SuperFerret]

I hate that you'll be hard pressed to find a single issue being a full story anymore. Same goes for 2 or 3 parters. Seems like everything needs at least 6 issues to be written anymore.

I also hate back to back to back events.

 

[fifthfiend]

The thing I hate most about comics books is other people who read comic books who have different opinions about comic books than my opinions about comic books.