Comic fans are constantly told that great art sells comics… but the sales data says otherwise. In this video, I break down why “Comic Art Doesn’t Matter” nearly as much as you’ve been led to believe and how the obsession with pretty covers is quietly bleeding the industry dry.

We’ll look at:

The 80% drop from issue #1 to issue #2 and what it really says about bad writing

How a 7% market decline exposes a broken Big Two business model

Why variant covers and “beautiful” #1s create short-term spikes but long-term collapse

How “ugly” success stories like manga and key indie titles prove that strong storytelling outperforms flashy art

What Marvel, DC, retailers, and readers must do if they actually want the industry to recover

If you’re tired of paying premium prices for gorgeous books with empty stories, this breakdown will give you the language and the numbers to explain exactly what’s going wrong.

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