Originally Posted by
Neo Goblin
We have to examine that a bit, though. Manga is just as susceptible to piracy as comics are. I'm not saying that ISN'T a factor, but there is more to it than that if manga is performing okay but comics are not.
Issues like distribution and piracy are problems for comics, but I think the creative content of the comics and the way they are formatted in terms of organization and cataloging are also problems. We would be fooling ourselves to say that there is nothing wrong with the general content of these comics when other comics with far more unfamiliar names are outperforming such recognized names as Superman and the Justice League, and various other billion dollar properties. I don't believe the comics are really conducive to growing a larger audience, and it's definitely worth examining the why's and how's of that.
That said, does it all come down to SJW's? No, I don't think so, though I believe that plays a role. I have seen quite a few stories that strike me as inorganic and annoying in their partisan one-sided preachiness that seem to have strange priorities. Likewise, I've seen A LOT of stories that are just spinning their wheels, boring, been there done that, and just not captivating. Actually, from what I've seen, the majority of the work I've encountered from DC in recent history has fallen into that latter category.