Nothing appeals to everybody. I meant that the audience for comic book stories and superheroes is bigger than it used to be, thanks in part to movie franchises, and I don't think it's going to change anytime soon.

Trailer for the upcoming Ben Affleck film, Argo: [link]

I was too young to remember the Iran hostage crisis (also, living in Far East and not really caring what went on in US) when it happened. I don't think I've actually heard most of the details. Canadian-produced Sci-Fi action movie in the 70's! It would be too preposterous if it weren't (fake) real.

Gotta say, Ben Affleck looks good with 70's hair and a full beard. I... actually don't think I've ever found him this attractive. I didn't even recognize him at first, and went "... who is that guy Affleck cast as his lead actor in this movie?? I've never seen him before." HA!

I was born in 1973, and I am flea. Except I loved Wonder Woman EVEN MORE than the Wonder Twins.

Without all y'all my biggest exposure to comics would be Archie and Jughead.

ETA: Vonnie is younger than I thought. The Iran hostage crisis is amoung my first memories.

Nah, I'm older than you are. Born in 1970. But I was living in Korea and we only had like 2 TV stations then and very limited access to news around the world, and had our own political crap raining down on our heads (also, I had my head stuck in a book too often to pay attention to the news most of the time.)

I remember watching the Vietnam war on the news and having no idea what it was about. I remember when a teacher told us the war was over, and another kid in my class said, "Good, now we can have another one."

Wait, moveis? Oh yeah, Argo looks cool.

I feel old, I graduated from high school in '73. I was only 17 at the time, but still...old.

I was born in 1972 and never read comics. I knew the Adam West Batman (in reruns), watched Wonder Woman with Lynda Carter, saw Superman, and remember Superfriends on '80s Saturday cartoons (I liked the Wonder Twins). I had never heard of Iron Man until the recent movie, and had only the vaguest notions of Thor and Captain America. (Hulk, a little harder to miss.) And I'd consider myself comics-adjacent thanks to many of you.

I was born in 1964, but flea's experience is pretty much mine, except I loathed the Wonder Twins. And I watched The Incredible Hulk because I thought Bill Bixby was cute. I had a vague knowledge that Captain America existed, but had no idea they were still writing comics about him until recently.

Which makes me wander off to Wikipedia, since I want to know when they latched onto this whole "sleep until the future" thing.

I thought Bill Bixby was cute

The Courtship of Eddie's Father. SWOON.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father. SWOON.

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Yes!

I can still sing that song.