[LostInBayport]

I stopped buying new comics about ten years ago. Prior to that point, there were often political points in stories, but they were subtext and opinions came from all sides. Sometime around Bush’s reelection it was like “all liberal, all the time” became the Marvel and DC mantra. So I walked.

And the sales have reflected the alienation of half the audience. In the 90s, books were cancelled if they fell below a 100,000 monthly average. Now if they average 30,000 they are “a hit”. And they cost four times as much.

This must be the Bizarro business model of publishing.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I stopped buying new comics about ten years ago. Prior to that point, there were often political points in stories, but they were subtext and opinions came from all sides. Sometime around Bush’s reelection it was like “all liberal, all the time” became the Marvel and DC mantra. So I walked.

More or the less the same with me. I'd pick up a few series now and then (usually indie stuff) but the only "mainstream superhero" book I bought regularly in the past five years was "Batman '66." (B'66 was campy but it was still the closest thing to "real" Batman that DC still published...so, of course, it just got cancelled).