Are you a fan of comics if you do not read it?

Has anyone broke down on here the different types of Comic Book Fans?

Fans who read it. Fans who just buy key issues. Etc

I am curious what the percent of comic book fans are people who do not even read the comic book? Does that make them still a fan?

Thoughts?

I read all my comics all the time. I don't think someone who just buys comics and doesn't read them is a true fan. They are just a collector.

You can still be a comic fan if your a fan of a comic character, thats how I see it.

I care more for the stories than the medium itself. I read the novelization of Infinite Crisis for example, and generally watch the movie version of a story, since usually the movie version for comic book stories is better. That said, if a story is really good, I'll give it a go in comic form. I have a friend who has a zip drive with thousands of comics so I borrow it from him if he recommends a good story and I've got the time.

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You gotta read comics to be a comics fan.

I bring this up because when I was younger 14-18 I collected comics (Batman, Superman etc) and for the most part never read them. I of course watched all of the movies and for sure call myself a batman fan. Ask me how many comic books I have read of Batman though ... Does that make me less of a fan cause I get bored with reading?

I just got back into buying comics and just spent 300 today on buying a few key issues and playing catch up on 20 titles of Batman etc but I doubt I will read them. No interest. Is my type frowned upon? I do not care what people think, I am more so just curious.

I may look into downloading them to my ipad or something. Maybe.

@trevorg: What's the point of buying them if you don't at least read them, if you don't mind my asking.

You're a fan if you have an admiration for them. Same goes for everything.

I'm a fan of some comics I don't currently read. I consider myself a fan of Snyder's Batman run but I'm not currently reading it. The fact that my typical workday is 12 hours and I can't collect everything caused me to drop it from my pull list. But I still consider myself a Batman fan and Snyder's run in particular.

I would guess you'd at least read a few comic before calling you self a comics fan

There are no set rules for what makes someone a fan of something. If you like it, if you admire it, that is enough. Anything else is nitpicking.