Overheard a teenager say 'Page turners are slow' and it hit different

Mary Davis · 2026-04-28T19:40:03.148303+00:00

I was at a small comic shop in Akron last Saturday and heard this kid tell his friend that reading physical comics takes too long compared to scrolling. It made me realize how many younger fans might skip the actual reading experience for quick online summaries. Has anyone else noticed a shift in how new fans approach stories versus older readers?

morgan_king364mo ago

Buddy of mine runs a shop in Cleveland and he said a kid asked him if there's a speed reading app for comics. Just wanted to skip to the big fight scenes.

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kai_webb914mo ago

That kid probably meant scrolling through summaries online, not the actual speed of turning pages.

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the_paul4mo ago

Did they mean physical pages turn slowly or that reading itself feels too slow for them?

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