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