Yeah, I dont know if it would translate to comic book sales, but for me, it is a pretty cool experience to be able to talk about superheroes as an adult and receives less stigma... I heard from the previous generations that this was probably not the case before... hahaha
I think, like you said, the movies do open the IDEA of superhero comics, and that's most definitely a good thing. As for effect on comic book sales, I can only hope that the net effect however marginal it would be, would be a positive one :D
Top 5 is sure crowded! I can't pick 'em myself XD
And yep, Endgame is a contender for a spot, for sure!!!
re: stigma
I was twelve or so when I first started really reading and collecting comics. My Dad thought I was a little old for it, even at twelve. The reason was, he was thinking about comics of his day, which were things like Warner Bros. cartoon characters (Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, etc.) or Archie Comics.
I tried to tell him that what I was reading was more than just action or fun, but I don't think I convinced him, and I gave up after a while. Still, he nor my Mom stopped me from using my meager allowance money on them. :)
What's funny is, I'm looking the same way at video games now that my sons are both nearing 30, as my Dad looked upon comic books. It's time for them to give those up, or to at least think about them less. :)
I'm getting old.
hahahah, circle of life??? XD
video game is also becoming something more acceptable now, as a hobby for an adult.... not quite yet at the same level of 'visibility' and acceptance as talking about the next superhero movie in the workplace, but it's getting there, too..... slowly ( i think )
Can't really imagine the future and how our world keeps changing! Sometimes, I sit back and feel quite amazed at how things are so different these days, by generations!
They said in the old days things were mostly the same for hundreds and hundreds of years until about the mid/late 1800s? It is .... very strange to think about ! :D
We're supposed to be approaching or in what they're calling a technologically related singularity, where technology leaps forward beyond what exists now. I can't imagine as fast as things are changing now to have a leap forward like that, but we'll see. I'm not even sure what it's supposed to be, other than maybe AI, which is something I think I'd rather we just not leap forward on. There's too many variables and consequences that need to be very painstakingly considered first.