Do you still read comic books ?

i wonder if manga would be considered comics? i think it would as it's also known as japanese comic. i am still reading them now but online as it's hard and expensive to buy mangas here. i did not read them much when i was younger as i was still in school and didn't have much time to go online which is where i usually read. but after marriage, the craze started, you could say and it's been 10 years now that i've been reading it when i have some free time.

I love comic books too. Not all of them are for children though...graphic novels are getting more and more popular in our book shops here. I like to read them to relax after a really busy day at work, when I find it hard to face a book in plain text, it is easier to follow graphic novels!

I never really read comic boks as a kid. I did get into manga (japanese comic books) but that didn't last too long.

I didn't read comic books as a child, but last year I started reading them. The Buffy The Vampire Slayer series was continued into an 8th season via comic books and I finally got around to start reading them. I absolutely love them because they bring back awesome memories from when i was younger since I'm not able to reunite with the characters I grew up watching.

I am 55, Australian, and have been reading comic books ever since I got my first comic - It was a Classics Comic titled 'Robin Hood'. Since then I have collected and read many variations of the media called 'comic book', with each variation bringing something new to the industry. From the old British comics such as 'Eagle', 'Boys World' and 'Action' to the US giants Marvel,DC and Classics Illustrated. There was (and still is) Frew publications in Australia who have continuously run 'The Phantom' since Adam and Eve were little kids, it seems. Tin Tin and Asterix were also quite popular. Thats just a few of them. I used to complete English literature assignments using Classics Illustrated versions of the books - less reading and infinitely more enjoyable. Comics introduced me to the wondrous world of literature and for that I will be eternally grateful to the writers and artists who lovingly prepared each issue.

I love reading comics when I was in my early teens. The most famous comics that I've read were the Archie comics. I used to collect them and then we swap and share them to anyone who wanted to read them in class. It was before I started reading novels that I absolutely adore reading comics. I just don't know if there are some in the library these days. I've tried asking for them but they don't have it. :(

I was never really into comic books. To be honest with you, I don't think I have ever read more that two or three of them. Comic books were not really a big thing with the kids I grew up with. We were really into baseball cards, and some us collected coins as well...

I remember I used to read comic books as a child. It was a great way to pass the time and improve my reading and writing skills. Unfortunately as I had gotten older the passion has faded. But whenever I have the time I like to read the comic strips in the local paper. Although many of my friends and family make fun of me for it. lol.

Yes I do. My favourite is Archie Comics and my favourite character in there is Betty. Ofcourse Jughead is a sweetheart too whose favourite dish is food!!!

When I was young I'm fun of reading comic books especially the fiction comic books. Actually i am a bookworm. comic books became part of my life. When i dont have something to do i just read comic books and yes im still reading up to now. its a nice and fun way of spending your time. we can learn many things through reading even the simplest comic books. i hope children of today will read comic books. youth today are fun of cruising the internet and not reading books.

I still read comic books especially when I feel somewhat down. The comic relief that it provides somehow eases the burden of life. The jokes that can be found in its pages never fails to bring a smile to my face. I like reading comic books that are a mixture of humor and satire for I love the wittiness of the social commentary embedded in each page. The characters undoubtedly reflect real people who in one way or another may also be impacting our own lives.

Yes some time i read comic book like bat man and super man type i like to read i when i read that i feel like i am still a child now il like that.

comic books seem kinda old , i dont read them but where would you even go to buy them ?

i like reading comic too... its seems like childhood memories back again in the future. i like anime comic very much.. when im gettin bored with my job, i ussually hunting for new comic arrival..

Alienstar- I was not allowed to read comics as a child, so I started reading them later in life. And even now they never seem to die out. There is always something new, even in the older comics. Currently I am working on my thesis in special education. I'm working on the perceptions of teachers and parents and the use of graphic novels with students with learning disorders. I feel very strongly that using graphic novels and/or comic books would aid in literacy for said students and help them improve over all academically. I am very interested to see where my data collection takes me! Namaste-Anora

my husband is an avid fan of comic books. seriously, I think he's addicted. LOL. me, the only comic books I have read are Archies. that about sums up my comic book reading life. i havent read one in years though.

for a long time i read Comic Books, there are some months i founded my colection and decide to sell it, i just keep some histories that i like, so sometimes i read it, and i may buy come Comic Books yet, but only special editions, 2 months ago i buy a Sandman Special Edition.

I didn't read comic books very much as a child, but when I moved to Italy I started to read Topolino (Mickey Mouse) which is very popular in Italy as a way to help me pick up some collogquial Italian. When my children were 5 and 6 I started reading Topolino with them in the summer to try and get them interested in reading. Now I spend just about all of my free time on the internet and don't have much time left for reading. I might read comic books at the beach though.

No i dont find time to read comics. Life has become so busy that i dont get to read anything apart from the office documents.

Yes alienstar, I loved reading comics as a kid and I enjoy it even now! I have a bit of a collection of Asterix comics and I read them whenever I am feeling down in the dumps. Reading Asterix just never fails to uplift my mood!