This really makes me think~

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I never considered American comic books to not be art. I consider every picture and drawing to be art. If it comes from the heart, it's art.
However, I prefer anime more. The characters are more realistic to me. I can relate more to a normal kid (even if he does have soul reaper powers) than I can to someone like batman (who I might mention is not so reality based himself).
Also, I like fantasy. The way I see it is this: I deal with reality everyday. Fantasy is my break from all that stress.
I will say that I do see where you are coming from. My dad grew up on Spiderman, and that's fine. He likes American comic books, I like manga. It's a matter of opinion. Neither one of us right, neither one of us is wrong.

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^^ Yes, and that's fine I like both, I just feel sometimes we lose sight of the rich history of American comic books. They have been around and been a confident proclamation of art for so long.

I like everything from Fantasy to gritty war stories XD it just depends on the mood I'm in. ^^

My mom has every Thor comic ever created o-O she's such a nerd...

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That's true. They have been around for a long time and will most likely continue on for years to come.

I like various things too.

That's nerdy and cool at the same time. Haha.

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^^ I like Comic Books with like gritty violence XD

XD Oh yes very nerdy

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Bravo! As a long-time comic book collector, I know exactly your point! To me especially, my heroes were not just the characters in these books, but the artists AND writers of those amazing stories. They should never be forgotten. They should always be heralded for their work. We have lost too many of the great masters over the years (Kirby, Ditko, Eisner to name just a few) and now the more contemporary greats are falling one at a time (Gerber, Stevens, Mooney). As much as I like Takahashi and Otomo, my first and favorite heroes will always be the creators of the Golden and Silver Age comic book eras.

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Comic books were my moms favorite colectors item She has old old comics that she got for a steal from a company no longer in existence! Old comic books are worth a fortune, and the artists that drew them and the writers who wrote them were brilliant and genius, being able to combine real world issues with amazing heroes and creating a very good feeling is just wondrous!
I wish I could own every comic book ever...but alas I can't.

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