# Do you, or did you, read comics as an adult? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2016, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635 "2016-04-09T11:47:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635/101 "2016-04-14T18:08:05Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > But Panoramix doesn’t seem to be funny at all to me. It’s just a word that doesn’t have particular relevance to a Druid who is primarily known for making a magic potion. Who says it has to be funny? It’s not “funny” in the original French, either. But trying to be funny by stretching to “Get A Fix” isn’t funny, either, in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635/102 "2016-04-14T18:08:24Z")
Yup. And, I didn’t stop because I “outgrew them,” or “lost interest.” It’s simply no longer part of my budget. My best friend and I both reached the point where, as fathers and men with responsibilities and whatnot, we more or less had to decide which “childish” interest we were going to continue to indulge, and which to leave behind. I decided to stick with wrasslin’, and he decided to stick with comics. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635/103 "2016-04-14T18:33:59Z")
Yes when young, and yes as an adult. Mostly what has changed is the target maturity level (for lack of a better term). When young: stuff like classic silver age SpiderMan, Captain America, Captain Marvel, etc. Simplistic good vs evil that ends in a punch and a full page sea monkeys advert. As an adult: Frank Miller stuff, Killing Joke, Sandman, Full Metal Alchemist, Nausicaa, Grandville, StarStruck, Concrete, Whedon’s run of X-Men, Walking Dead. I otherwise don’t try to keep up with current state DC/Marvel constant reboots, alternate worlds, or weekly publishing. If something gets collected into a tidy volume, and stands the test of time for 5-10 years of reviews, then I’ll go and give it a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635/104 "2016-04-14T20:34:14Z")
Yeah, I came to comics rather late, in my 20’s and stopped by my 30’s. I was lucky enough to be involved at the time of the original Watchmen series. There was no anticipation like waiting for that next issue. One of my greatest regrets is selling my original 12-issue mint set. I have the graphic novel now, but it just isn’t the same. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635/105 "2016-04-23T20:11:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > The winner here is the French name for the bard Cacofonix: _Assurancetourix_, “comprehensive auto insurance.” Would that be for a person who drives a Fourde Gallic-C? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635/106 "2016-04-24T03:13:46Z")
For over 40 years now. Read them on the rack in the grocery store when my mom was shopping, trying to get her to buy as many as I could when it was time to leave, then once I started earning my own money buying them myself. Really sporadic in the 70s, but in the 80s and 90s, really got going. The number of series I follow varied a lot over the years, depending on what was going on in the field and my financial situation, but I have never stopped being a fan or reading completely. And I still have most of those old comics my mother bought for me off the rack in the grocery store. They are beat up and worn, not worth a cent, but I don’t plan on throwing them out anytime soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-or-did-you-read-comics-as-an-adult/751635.md?page=5)