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[morganlight]

Soo Avengers movie. YAY AWESOME, right? With all the fandom hoopla over the movie, it surprises me that a lot of females [in general] don't read the comics. Instead they tend to write fanfiction, which is awesome and fun, of course, but like, the amount of fanfic-worthy moments in the actual source material is ridonkulous, and yet still I only sell

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[mollywobbles867]

I think a lot of it has to do with the kinds of things I was interested in as a kid. The only comic book I read was Archie. Now I read the Buffy comics, but that's just because they're a continuation of the show. I think comic books are so heavily marketed towards boys and relatives will buy them for boys more than girls for birthdays and gift giving holidays. I remember being amazed by my cousin's comic book collection when I was a kid, but I felt no desire to have a collection of my own. One of my best friends is a girl comic book fan, though, so obviously it doesn't apply to all girls, but I think marketing and the grown ups in our lives when we were kids has a lot to do with it. Also, Archie comics don't really lend themselves to wanting to branch out comic book wise like something in the DC or Marvel 'verses would.

[morganlight]

Hmm... that may be the case, seeing as my first exposure was when my dad brought me a Thor comic when I was sick. :)

How about NOW, though? Does interest in the movie make you curious about the comics?

I want to post this in an avengers comm but I'm afraid I'll get slapped, lol