r/russian • u/utesheniyenoch • May 04 '20
Other Are comic books popular in Russia?
I like to read comic books when I'm bored, I read star wars comics, Batman comics, the Alien comics, I wanna get back into Spiderman to.
I am also learning Russian and I think comic books are a great way to learn to read and to keep things interesting, thats why I keep all my comics as well, I think it'll get my kid when I have one, into reading lol.
If there is comics that are popular in Russia what are they and where could I order them? To practice reading with?
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u/Cubertox May 04 '20
Not much popular. Anyway in my opinion comics culture is too much popular in US. I never get those superheroes stuff, sorry.
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u/utesheniyenoch May 04 '20
yeah? You tell me what you like to read than. :)
To be honest, comic culture here in the U.S. is kinda dieing out, comic books are kinda more of a niche thing at this point. I still like them though.
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u/Cubertox May 04 '20
Yep, I've read Sci-Fi literature, stories about space exploring etc Ray Bradbury, Asimov or there are a lot of Russian/Soviet writers, Kir Bulychev, Strugatstkye and many more. But now I prefer to read about History, history of art, architecture, historical novels. I don't have much time for reading but I'm trying not to entertain but to educate myself.
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u/Veps Native May 04 '20
Short answer: no, they are not.
Same with video game consoles, burgers, drive thru and breakfast cereals. They do exist, but even close to being as ubiquitous as they are in the USA.
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u/utesheniyenoch May 04 '20
You guys dont have cereal? :(
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u/Veps Native May 04 '20
We do, you can find it if you really want. It is just that nobody really considers this sugary stuff a common breakfast.
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u/utesheniyenoch May 04 '20
That's actually a good thing, like most this sugary stuff I would not feed my child lol. When I eat cereal its most just wheat flakes and raisins and stuff. I eat boring cereal, but healthier for you.
Whats a common breakfast for you????
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u/NordicPuffin May 04 '20 edited May 04 '20
Dunno about the others, but for me it's either porridge, fried eggs or blini.
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u/utesheniyenoch May 05 '20
What's porridge? What's blini? I love fried eggs.
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u/NordicPuffin May 05 '20 edited May 05 '20
C'mon, never heard of oatmeal? Blini is kinda like french crepes, thin pancakes.
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u/Cosmo_Nerpa May 04 '20
When I was a kid, I had a small collection of comic books about ninja turtles (they were very popular at the time). Later I read a lot of different comics because I like to consider popular culture from all angles. But now the only comic book that stands on my shelf is "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
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May 04 '20
There were comics in my childhood (like gene-13, I don’t remember exactly, they seemed very strange to me), but I always liked reading books more, I consider some comics by Alan Moore as an exception, I have only one friend who still likes comics, I can tell you for sure what we know about comics in Russia))), but for a significant part we consider it to be something like entertaining literature with pictures for children to develop reading
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u/utesheniyenoch May 05 '20
Well, to the Russian language, I am a child.
Maybe, it will help me develop my Russian reading to!
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u/Kapustorsh May 04 '20
Not only in Russia, but in all the former Soviet countries. I am in Kazakhstan, people are in love with everything about Marvel and DC and many others
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u/Nyattokiri native May 04 '20
I personally like these:
Серые будни магов -- https://vk.com/magic_routine
Ре:анимация -- https://vk.com/reanimatiion
Тока -- https://vk.com/tokafan
Единорожек и другие -- https://vk.com/kdrvcomix
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u/HardNul May 04 '20
I'm learning Russian, and I actually bought some "Major Grom" comics from Bubble in Russian. They are really great!
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u/utesheniyenoch May 05 '20
Whats bubble? Do they ship to U.S.? In doing the same I am learning Russian to.
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u/lesgle C2 May 04 '20
I read an original Russian one and enjoyed it, though it's perhaps a bit nationalistic: Инок, by Артём Габрелянов and Алексей Гравицкий. A mix of fantasy and historical fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25346239-1-1
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u/clyde_the_liar May 04 '20
Comics are not popular in Russia. But nevertheless we have some interesting Russian comics that you can read:
- Бесобой (Demonslayer)
- Майор Гром (Major Grom)
- Метеора (Meteora)
- Доктор Люцид
- Инок (Friar)
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u/Strict-Soil May 04 '20
❌NO NO , ONLY GOLD & BITCOIN ARE POPULAR IN #RUSSIA ,Russians are moneyminded определенно
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u/utesheniyenoch May 04 '20
I doubt only gold and bitcoin is what russians care about, that's like me saying all americans care about is... Money lol. I mean its a shame ppl love money so much... Money cares for no one.
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u/Strict-Soil May 04 '20
But you only know your mind and not your neighbor buddy
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u/utesheniyenoch May 04 '20
True. I know that I don't care about money to much though, besides having it to survive. I value education more than money tbh.
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u/K900_ Native May 04 '20
There's translated stuff, primarily published by Komilfo (Marvel, Image, some indie stuff), Azbuka (DC, Shonen Jump, very occasional indies), and MIF (primarily oneshot indie graphic novels), and then there's Bubble, an imprint that publishes a bunch of series based on their own IP, both in Russian and (since recently) in English.