Comic books are making a comeback! According to an article conducted in 2016 by The Washington Post, “Retailers purchased 8.5 million copies of the top 300 comics, the highest number since December 1997, when retailers ordered about 9 million comics.”
In recent weeks, with the release of Avengers: Infinity War (the fastest movie to gross $1 billion worldwide), comic book shops are exploding with new customers. You can look at the past several years and see a steady stream of popular box office hits such as Black Panther,
Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Dark Knight, and more. These movies have inspired the older generations to revisit their childhood comic favorites, and younger generations to explore the unknown world of comics. There has always been a steady stream of avid comic fans but in recent years more and more people have joined the adventure.
At Magazine Subscriptions PTP we have seen an increase in comic magazine orders among our schools and public libraries over the past several years. Librarians are recognizing the growing popularity of comics among their students, and to keep young minds engaged in reading, orders have been piling in for comic magazines!
You may have seen this trend at your school, business or public institution and are wondering, where do I start? We have compiled a list of our top 10 comic magazines and a brief description for each one. Browse below and let us know if we can help tailor a list for you!
1. Looney Tunes – A publication for all ages! Each issue features some of the most beloved characters in America such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig and all the other ACME characters that you grew up loving. Get tuned in with hilarious adventures,
old stories and even new characters!
2. Scooby Doo Where Are You? – Shaggy, Scooby and The Gang head into action in this fast-paced comic. Each issue is packed with mystery puzzles, interesting stories, crafts, and of course your favorite Scooby Doo characters!
3. Marvel Super Heroes – Join Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Black Widow, and all the other Avengers as they battle Loki, Ultron, Red Skull, and Hydra in this action-packed magazine. Each issue contains stories and activities, with collectible profiles and posters.
4. Teen Titans Go! – Teen Titans Go! follows the adventures of the young Titans, residing in Jump City, when they are not saving the world while living together as teenagers without adults who intrude. Unlike most of the other superhero series, the situations are comic, crazy and have parodies. It also features greater attachment to the DC Universe at large, with more references to other characters in the Justice League. The series was written to appeal to an all-ages audience including pre-teen children.
5. Star Wars – Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, droids C-3PO and R2-D2 and the rest of the Rebel Alliance as they strike out for freedom against the evil forces of Darth Vader and his master, the Emperor.
6. Marvel Spider-Man Playtime – an action-packed comic and activity book for children ages 5-10, featuring kid-friendly Spider-Man comic strip stories, free posters and stickers, giveaways, and more!
7. Justice League – Features a group of fictional superheroes. The seven original members were Superman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Batman, and Wonder Woman. The team roster has rotated throughout the years, consisting of many superheroes from the DC Universe, such as Atom, Black Canary, Cyborg, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Plastic Man, Stargirl, Captain Marvel/Shazam, and Zatanna, among others.
8. Teen Titans – The adventures of the original teenage super heroes – Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Robin and Raven. More action and plot based complex story lines and in depth relationships than Teen Titans Go!
9. Scooby Doo Team Up – this action-packed magazine features the characters everyone loves from Scooby Doo teaming up with some of our favorite superheroes including Batman and Robin!
10. Avengers – Earth’s Mightiest Heroes– Captain America, Thor, Vision, and Iron Man– are living separate lives, not tied to any team– but when a threat from beyond the stars targets our world, fate draws them together once more, alongside Nova, Ms. Marvel, and Miles Morales a.k.a. Spider-Man!
Get your kids engaged with some of these popular comics! Did you know that some of the comics have great life lessons intertwined into their stories? We will leave you with this quote
from Batman:
“A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy’s shoulder to let him know that the world hadn’t ended.”