Question about how comic book sharing with siblings has faded

When I was a kid, my brother and I collected X-Men comics together. We saved our lunch money to buy them at the corner store every Friday. He would let me read his issues first if I helped with his chores. Now, my own kids just stream superhero shows on their phones alone. I miss the way we would argue over who got to keep the cool cover. It feels like that kind of family bonding over comics is gone. Maybe we need to start a new tradition, like reading a digital comic together on the couch.

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viola_lopez303mo ago

Actually, I see it differently. My nieces and I bond over the new Marvel shows all the time, texting each other wild theories. The stuff we share just looks different now, but we still argue over who's right about the story.

roberts.leo3mo ago

My cousin's take on Kang the Conqueror in Loki had me totally shocked last week. In my experience, the theories can get so wild that I question if we watched the same show. We still bond over it, but the arguments over who's right about the story can get pretty intense. Take this with a grain of salt, but I've found that the deeper the theory, the more we end up talking. It's funny how something like a Marvel show can spark so much back and forth.

the_olivia2mo ago

But what if all that texting just makes things shallow? My brother and I used to watch the whole movie together, then talk for an hour after. Now it's just quick texts about a cameo. Feels like we're just trading facts, not really sharing the experience. You miss the big reactions, the jokes in the moment. A theory in a text bubble just isn't the same as arguing about it face to face with the credits still rolling.

barnes.stella3mo ago

That's like my family arguing over who guessed the movie twist right, @viola_lopez30.