A while ago I dispensed some information about the comic book Invincible written by Robert Kirkman. Since then I have read about two issues of the series. Not because I grew bored of it, but because the comic store is always freaking sold out! You may also know that the comic book business has recently been considered a dying industry, movies, TV, the internet and small handheld devices starting with the letter I taking there place.
Companies obviously aren't very happy about this, remembering the days when kids would rush out from school to the comic store to read the adventures of whatever nut in a costume they had thought up this week. Obviously comics aren't only for kids any more, and a good majority of them are definately a no go for that anyway. But still, technically kids could still go out and read them if their parents said yes. So why aren't they? Well, Robert Kirkman sums it up in one sentence:
"When I was reading comics when I was 15, Superman didn't deal with rape so much, you know?"
He has a whole monologue on the subject. If you want to read it, check it out here: http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/08/quote-of-the-day-robert-kirkman-on-darker-elements-in-superhero-comics/
I'll admit, in a few regards he's wrong, but some of the comments on this thing are just stupid. Like DrunkJack, I don't think he read it right.
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