I decided to write out my troubled thoughts and feel on the whole Comic art media scene happening so far. Admittedly, I didn't realized I wrote insanely long journal, my bad xD. As it is my very loose version of comic book history and the impact on the culture, why and how the comics have been on the decline. Meme comics, relatable comic strips on the internet does not count here, as they are not the same as the comic books and the graphic novels.

Is Comic Art Media dead for good? The answer is far more complicated, very nuanced. However, time to start with comic art history first, as I try my best to keep it simple down to handful of paragraphs. there's comic historians who does it way better than I will ever do xD. understanding/making/digital comics by Scott McCloud, and Books written by Will Eisner on making comic art stuff and a story called The Dreamer can offer insight on the comic form. But they may not have much comic history to tell tho as they're more for how to make and udnerstand comic art, while The Dreamer is a fiction loosely based off true facts, it doesn't have notes explaining why and how the characters were based off during Golden age, I know which were somehow based off such as Lou Fine, Jack Kirby, etc. But most readers won't know.

Comic book art form was deeply popular back in the 1930's, being as the whole brand new media form of visual storytelling. Both reading and seeing the pictures together to form any kind of story. It was definitely very experimental age, leading to writing and art being very crude and rough depends on the artist and the writer team up. Unfortunately often overshadowed by motion pictures and books at the time as well. Golden age of comic books was successful, because comic books were something to be taken home, when VHS tapes doesn't exist yet until very late 1970's at the time. VHS were insanely expensive until becomes more affordable by late 80's and the whole 90's. Which is also why cheap novels written in words, rewritten from the movie scripts to be taken home were insanely popular at the time, which is definitely viewed as odd and baffling now. Especially we can buy and own movies on discs now today. Even people wasn't allowed to tape off TV as VCRs doesn't exist in the golden age and silver age of comics. Comic books during this time sold impressively well as can be kept and owned. Unfortunately so many threw them away like they were dated newspapers, leading to many important golden age and silver age comic books becoming insanely expensive today. It was the 1970's seeing the growth of comic book shops creating the practice of keeping back issues for many to get all caught up on. Thankfully leading to longer storylines lasting many comic books instead of only one or two comic books to tell a whole story. Unfortunately the 90's made the mistake of overprinting as many collectors and resellers only got them for reselling, leading to comic book crash as they realized their mistake, etc. Ending many comic book shops. This is why so many 90's comic books very easy to find and being worthless today.

I definitely do love the EC horror/shock comics as being way ahead of their own times for maturity and twisted morals. Only to be ended by the comic code leading to worse comic book age ever exist, the silver age for its cheesiness and corniness caused by comic code aiming to make comic books only for children. Especially when writers would explain what already have been shown in art, it was definitely bad. It may have caused the reputation of comics to suffer greatly. Thankfully saved by the Bronze Age allowing more mature experienced visual storytelling (as younger creators, artists, writers were raised on the pervious decades of comics), thanks to comic code decided to loosen its own rules out. leading to now decent actual horror comic art I like, the comic code was aimed at destroying the EC comics because of the horror, shock, crime, etc that was exploring gray areas of the humanity I feel was more realistic to address back in the Golden age before. EC was going too far with blood and gore, etc I can admit (there are horror panels that does still surprise me, being ahead of time with graphic blood gore). You can google for more comic history on this kind of stuff. Bronze Age were definitely maturing and growing better with more experienced writers and artists who were raised on Better comic stuff, and knowing what doesn't work in silver age, etc. Bronze Age will always be my personal favorite age as it has handful of my all time favorite comic book artists at the time. Even at the time there was sense of thought that graphic novels were starting to take hold, even limited mini series were starting to happen more to tell a stand alone story with more pages. It may have been during the 70's/80's when modern graphic novels were first created, it's been years tho, as there are many different kinds of graphic novels seem to have created during decades before 70's.

Then there's comes the 80's/90's, known as the Dark age which it's kind of funny name. it really wasn't that bad. Art and writing did took a huge drive backwards somehow, especially with artists becoming more like rockstars (which it was admittedly normal back in the early 70's also), lack of strong editing control over their own work. Which is why the likes of Jim Shooter were important at the time taking over during Bronze Age before dark age, he may have been problematic with people. But he was definitely important in keeping comic sales more controlled and keeping readership strong. By making sure comics were done in a way keeps readers coming back for more, a sense of connections. making sure writers stay true to one same vision. So there won't be confusion, loss sense of a direction. Many artists and writers wasn't a fan of this, as they wanted to do whatever they wanted. Unfortunately this is both marvel and DC taken seriously by the readers at the time, meaning those big two had to handle lot of characters and storylines to avoid any confusions. Thankfully I never cared much for superheroes outside of furry characters and horror titles that doesn't need much editing outside the likes of Werewolf by Night (unfortunately suffers having too many different writers, and art got worse after Mike Ploog left the run), Tomb of Dracula (thankfully saved by having one artist doing all the run, and most of them written by one writer willing to work with the troubled artist), Swamp Thing (Not such how much was affected, I mostly only cared for Wrightson who drew like first ten before left), etc.

I admittedly forgot about underground adult comic books of the 60's/70's along with heavy metal magazines at the time, those were more underground at the time, but were very important to the furry fandom in general also, leading to indie comic book scene thanks to comic book shops in the 70's and the 80's at the time along with the 90's. Even many horror comic book artists had to go the black and white magazine route to avoid the curse of the comic code. Because the code cannot control the magazine format as those are more for adults, not for children. Which is why Creepy, Eerie, other comic magazines were insanely popular for while. EC used this route to create the famous MAD magazine which is now forgotten, due to satire becoming more reality now, no longer fantasy anymore. Yes modern Furry fandom was somehow born from the likes of Crumb who wanted to get adult with cartoon talking animals in the 1960s, leading to modern furries now today.

I feel the strongest decades were Golden age, and Bronze Age. However, Dark age wasn't so bad as there's great comics to be found. Sometimes Silver age does have great comics. It's also important to keep in mind Golden age isn't always the best way to start with outside of EC Horror/shock/etc comics and Will Eisner's The Spirit along better comics at the time. Bronze Age is unfortunately dated now, even all decades from 1930's to the 1990's end up being dated as well. Today will be dated decades later. I was lucky to appreciate and get most out of many comic artists and comic stories I do love that most people my age and younger probably won't.

Why I believe the Is Comic Art Media may be possibly dead more today? The answer is complicated somehow, Both yes and no. More of a maybe? Think about it. Golden age, silver age, and Bronze Age were happening during the decades where there was no social media, zero chances of owning complete films on tapes, discs, etc. Kids at the time were bored and had no other choices outside of comics and books to read, while watching TV that doesn't allow the viewers to press the button play, once shown on TV, it's gone unless reruns.

Today, people our age and younger (I'm 31 now). Can choose to watch any movies and YouTube videos, play video games, talk to people on social media, virtual reality exploring, etc. All of those does eats up lot of time, leading to loss of comic book readers, creators, comic artists, etc. However, today may be too much comic artists (how come I hadn't seen enough furry comic artists outside of softcore/hardcore porn?), loss of readers? Why lack of interests in furries hunting out for fresh new comic creators they want to support and follow? Any other reasons (no matter how strong or weak) I should know? What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree or disagree here? Can the comic art media have a chance outside of meme/relatable comics?