What would you suggest be done to bring in new readers?

[Raye]

Oh, and I forgot a bit one for the accessibility side of things - make fewer events (not eliminate entirely, I think an event every now and then can be fun, but they've gotten so common that diminishing returns have kicked in because of event fatigue, they no longer feel special) and most importantly, make them less confusing to follow. Make everything start at issue 1, read till the end, you're done. None of this bullshit with a half dozen tie-ins and spanning multiple ongoings that stopped what they were doing to tie in, and you have to figure out what the correct order to read them all in is. Make the events last more issues, maybe, but easy to follow. Having all those tie-ins doesn't make it feel epic, it makes it feel confusing, especially for a new reader.

[LordMikel]

Oh, and I forgot a bit one for the accessibility side of things - make fewer events (not eliminate entirely, I think an event every now and then can be fun, but they've gotten so common that diminishing returns have kicked in because of event fatigue, they no longer feel special) and most importantly, make them less confusing to follow. Make everything start at issue 1, read till the end, you're done. None of this bullshit with a half dozen tie-ins and spanning multiple ongoings that stopped what they were doing to tie in, and you have to figure out what the correct order to read them all in is. Make the events last more issues, maybe, but easy to follow. Having all those tie-ins doesn't make it feel epic, it makes it feel confusing, especially for a new reader.

Ugh events. I used to truly love events. I thought they were simply great. Then the top brass said, "hey, we sold a lot of this event, next year's event, let's put out even more comics for next year's event and then we can sell even more." Which became, "Hey we sold a lot, let's go for more events every year so sell even more." Now we are simply where we are at now. Where events lack meaning and are simply not good. It is that "not good" part that makes me mad too. I know there are people who regardless of how good the event is will say, "that event sucks" But dang, it shouldn't be everyone.

[PCN24454]

Ugh events. I used to truly love events. I thought they were simply great. Then the top brass said, "hey, we sold a lot of this event, next year's event, let's put out even more comics for next year's event and then we can sell even more." Which became, "Hey we sold a lot, let's go for more events every year so sell even more." Now we are simply where we are at now. Where events lack meaning and are simply not good. It is that "not good" part that makes me mad too. I know there are people who regardless of how good the event is will say, "that event sucks" But dang, it shouldn't be everyone.

Not to mention how everyone in the Marvel Universe is required to be involved whether they like it or not. Characters'll be lucky if they're little more than cannon fodder.

[phantom1592]

Not to mention how everyone in the Marvel Universe is required to be involved whether they like it or not. Characters'll be lucky if they're little more than cannon fodder.

I have mixed feelings about that. If they're all going to share a universe... or in Marvel's case 'a city', then the effects of a big event SHOULD affect everyone. Wasn't it Morrison who had magneto destroy Manhatten and it had zero effect in any other book anywhere.. >.<

I have no issue with a tie in issue or something affecting the characters... but They've taken it to unhealthy extremes lately. Nothing worse than when an event sucks... but EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE is tied into it for half the summer. Civil War and Secret Invasion I think was where it really went nuts. Back in the Secret Wars II tie ins, were pretty fun.

[Gaastra]

Maybe disney can add some comics to disney plus to promote the comics like dc did for dc universe?



Marvel needs to add marvel unlimited to the tv apps like roku like dc has dc universe also. Add it to nintendo switch and ps4 also.

[9th.]

Maybe disney can add some comics to disney plus to promote the comics like dc did for dc universe?



Marvel needs to add marvel unlimited to the tv apps like roku like dc has dc universe also. Add it to nintendo switch and ps4 also.

They should just add it to the bundle along with espn and hulu for 15.99

[DrNewGod]

Not to mention how everyone in the Marvel Universe is required to be involved whether they like it or not. Characters'll be lucky if they're little more than cannon fodder.

An event can include everyone, but that requires more thought than it's normally given. Back when X-Men were doing both their Mutant Massacre and Apocalypse's Four Horsemen storylines, they both involved Daredevil, but in a way that made sense. He didn't have to be wrapped up in the central elements of the event, but the event had consequences with which he had to deal.

[XPac]

The thing to remember is that print media as a whole (not just comics) is a slowly dying medium. Not saying comics will ever completely go away... but the trend will likely never reserve. All you can do is slow down the decline.

And the best way to do that is probably to do what the movies, TV shows, video games, etc. Again, that stuff won't directly effect things. A billion dollar movie won't translate to billions of dollars suddenly being injected into the comics side of things... but it will at least slow down the decline.