Superhero media, yes. Comic books, decidedly NO. As nearly all of your replies state, comics from the Big 2 SUCK THESE DAYS while indy comics are in their heyday. That’s a big distinction for an article about how huge a comeback ‘comic books’ have made...cuz they haven’t. Not at all. Whatever you’re smoking, I want…

I am a recent comics fan, brought in by the MCU but perpetually in love with the DC Universe. One thing that has been enormously helpful has been the wikification of comic lore. After low hanging fruit like Watchmen, I went Forth World, Crisis(es), Morrison.

You seem to frequently say “comics” when you mean “superhero comics.” The former can hardly be reduced to the latter; they aren’t synonyms. Also, not all films are romantic comedies and not all novels are a Bildungsroman.

Is that why Marvel just did a very soft type of reboot and DC is planning one? Because things are going so well?

Oh, he’s thrilled alright...

Spider-Man might not be happy about it, but The Gecko is probably thrilled.

Lucio Fulci's The Beyond. Sure, it's a nonsensical rip-off of Suspiria, but damn it's good.