[ SECRET POST #2644 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2644 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think a lot of it is that the relaunch plus very supportive creative team plus new costume has drawn a lot of people who were not previous comic readers into staring to read the book. Most of the people I know who are huge fans of this incarnation of the character are only just starting out in comics and started with this book entirely because the fanbase was so welcoming and had such a spirit of inclusion.

I'm not saying every single person is like that, but for women especially, getting into comics can be scary (I've been reading comics since I was a little kid, but I still won't go into a new comic shop without prepping myself by looking up the exact title/artist/writer/etc of what I'm looking for because of how many times I've been dismissed by dudebro workers) and DeConnick and the editorial team and fandom seem to be working really hard to make the medium seem open and welcoming to new people. Which, frankly, I really appreciate despite not being particularly into Carol's story myself. I've definitely noticed a difference of both the gender make-up I see at cons and the willingness of my fandom friends to give comics a chance, and everyone I ask tends to attribute their new openness towards comics to either the MCU, Kelly Sue DeConnick, or Gail Simone.

Love or hate Carol as a character, but you have to appreciate what the title has done to energize a group of new female comics readers.

[applemagpie]

I agree, I think Marvel right now is doing a great job trying to appeal to new readers, and female readers. Makes me ashamed of being a DC fan.

[meredith44]

This is exactly it for me. I only got into comics in the last year, reading them pretty much from the library. (And mostly X-Men titles at that.) Then I stumbled across Kelly Sue and the Carol Corps and they seemed to be the friendliest group of people, and I wanted to support that. So it made me gear myself up and find my local comic book shop, so I could buy the comic. I now have a small pull list of other titles too, but it all started because of the fandom and Kelly Sue, with Carol just being part of that.

[truxillogical]

DeConnick and the editorial team and fandom seem to be working really hard to make the medium seem open and welcoming to new people

This. Very much. DeConnick is visible and interacts with fans on tumblr, spreads the word about the great group of fans, and more and more people want to join that group because people look like they're having fun.

Meanwhile, the book itself made a good jumping-on point for new readers, especially the sort of newbies who maybe just didn't like bathing-suit costumes as much (I won't judge. I mean, I love PowerGirl and I feel sad when other women say they can't get into her because of the boob window, but I understand the feeling), or who really wanted to read about a woman being awesome in her own book and having cool friends and punching dinosaurs. It's a book that feels like it has a lot of faith behind it, which isn't always the case with a new title.

On top of that, people who ARE already comic fans and want to find something good to hand their friends are excited because this is a good book to get a friend into the superhero set.

[dazzledfirestar]

I couldn't agree more. And, for me, it's been a great thing to watch happen because it was needed so badly for so long. And it's great to have something to point to and go "Hey, if you want to give something a try, this is really a great place to start!"

[(Anonymous)]

I still won't go into a new comic shop without prepping myself by looking up the exact title/artist/writer/etc of what I'm looking for because of how many times I've been dismissed by dudebro workers.

It's kind of funny because I've never experienced that. Incredibly unfriendly comic shop owners, all the time, but never shop owners who act superior. I guess I have cool shops around me.

[gabzillaz]

Yep