8 Ways DC And Marvel Make It Impossible For Fans To Read Their Comics

2. Constant Artist Departures

One of the biggest problems with collecting comic books today has to be the regular and often infuriating artistic changes that happen on most monthlies. Apart from the odd exception, like Greg Capullo's stint on Batman with Scott Snyder, it's often been the case that books struggle to nail down a given creative team. Artists struggle to meet the demand of regular releases and, when a switch does occur, it can often mark a massive tonal shift in a given series. Indeed, not only does it seem as though artists have gone unappreciated by the likes of Marvel, it feels as though artistic rotation is deliberate. Given how many fans check out books specifically because of certain artists they follow, it's a bad move, and only serves to damage the creative autonomy of popular projects in the process.

I think it's more than likely that Marvel don't even realise just how much pull artists have on the projects they lend their talents to. As a fan, I can attest to having checked out certain series just because of the artist attached (I would've never picked up Snyder's stint on Detective Comics if it hadn't been for Jock being involved), and I've had friends do the same for other books on countless occasions.

The fact of the matter is that a solid creative team will do more to entice new readers than any contrived plot twist or big-name event will, especially when they're invested in the heroes they're tackling.