They're more emotionally oriented. Graphic novelists often worry less about making a profit than regular comic book publishers because the subject matter is more personal, more serious. It is the next ten or 20 years that will determine whether the comic book industry will sink or swim. Still, print comics have a somewhat dubious future, and the face of the comic book industry is changing rapidly, with the smaller, independent comic book shops like Vintage Phoenix disappearing. We're still selling our fair share of comic books and action figures, but we also experience competition from eBay and other online sources.
Local stores are no longer the only source for new issues.
Ultimately, the comic book publishers, not small distributors like Vintage Phoenix, must attract a new generation of fans to this once popular American pastime. This article was previously printed in thesynapse . All rights reserved.