What draws you to a new comic book to pick up and read? I'm talking about those books you pick up every Wednesday. Is it the cover? The team on the book? The story of the book? I think for me it's all three. When it comes to adding a book to my pull box or picking it directly off the shelf it can come down to one of those three things.The first thing you see before you buy a comic is the cover. Before you read the story or know what's inside, the cover sells you on the book. I think a great cover is key to having you pick up that book. Think of all the great covers out there. Incredible Hulk #181, Amazing Spider-Man #100, Batman #423, and Superman #233. All of these are classic covers that you can imagine in your head and they did there job of being eye catching to have people pick them off the shelf.
What if its the team that is writing and drawing the book? Think off all the fantastic writers and artists that have created and been apart of comics. Is it the team of Scott Synder/Greg Capullo on Batman, Stan Lee/Jack Kirby on their countless projects, Roy Thomas/Barry Windsor-Smith on Conan, or Dennis O'Neil/Neal Adams on Green Lantern/Green Arrow. Do you follow a certain writer or artist and pick up anything that they do, no matter what it is. I know people that will read anything Donny Cates or buy anything drawn by Skottie Young.
Finally, is it the story that entices you. The thought of what is going to happen to your favorite characters. Maybe you found a new story or comic to read with interesting ideas and characters unlike anything else you have ever read before.That's the thing I love about comics. There are so many things that can get you interested in them. A character, a writer, or the art. That is why, I think, you have multiple generations who love and enjoy comics. SO what draws you to a new comic book?
