| Research shows that the main cause of downfall of | | | | hurt sale. Many parents fear that comics will brainwash |
| the comic industry is the removal of comic books from | | | | children into believing that supermans and batmans |
| shops and stores. But this cannot be the sole cause | | | | actually exist in the world. For this reason, many |
| since comic books are now easily available on the | | | | parents forbid their children from reading comic books |
| internet, in movies and animations. | | | | as in their view they carry no ethical or moral values. |
| Another question that comes to mind is why Japanese | | | | These attitudes have contributed to the lack of interest |
| animation or "manga" is doing better then traditional | | | | in comics as well as its drop in publication. |
| comic books? The answer is simple. The Japanese | | | | The comic book price guide also sheds some light on |
| write a better story line and their animated movies are | | | | why comics are no longer sold. The price guide |
| made for a wider audience. Often, Japanese comic | | | | reveals that the cost of comic books has soared up |
| books are framed as graphic novels containing 70 to | | | | with the success of movies like Batman, Spiderman, |
| 220 pages for a mature audience. The manga holds a | | | | and Superman etc. making it unaffordable to many. |
| more important place in Japanese culture, and is both | | | | Plus when it comes to buying storybooks parents |
| well respected as an art form and also as a form of | | | | prefer to buy their children fables or novels that will |
| popular literature. On the other hand, comic books in | | | | help them build up their vocabulary and learn proper |
| Western countries are generally geared towards | | | | English. |
| young teenagers rather than adults. This approach has | | | | But these parents fail to realize that without fantasy |
| made it tough for the Western comic industry to attain | | | | and imagination as found in comics, a child's creativity |
| its dominant position. | | | | cannot develop. Comic books help break the |
| Common misconceptions regarding comic books | | | | monotony in children's lives and refresh these young |
| turning readers into out-of-touch delinquents have also | | | | minds to face the challenges of daily life. |