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Comics sales relative to Movies

When a major motion picture gains critical acclaim from both most merchandise related to it gets bought pretty easily. This can definitely be asserted and asserted when talking about nerd subculture media. When a new Star Wars movie rolls around, both before and after, toys and cheap costumes fly off the shelves . With that as an example of what the masses expect after a successful movie release, most comic fans presume this would increase comic sales and concurrent readers. This however, is not the case as sales do not grow considerably or consistently regarding comics after major film releases. When a new major superhero film is released, publishers are not expecting current runs of comics with characters featured from the Marvel Cinamatic Universe to go flying off the shelves. The films are expected to turn a few heads in the direction of comics, but that is mostly for younger new readers who do not want to pick up a recent issue that is in the middle of a complex storyline. They w