Hello:
You are invited to participate in our survey on Comic Books and Contemporary Culture. In this survey, you will be asked about comic books and your view of their effect on modern culture. It will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Ross Spencer at the email address specified below.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
Do you or have you ever read comic books? If yes do you/did you read comic books: From which decades have you read comics? (select as appropriate) Do you read Japanese Manga? Do you see a difference between western comic books and manga? If so, what are the main differences you see? What type/genre of comic books do you read? What interests you about comic books? (i.e. artists, writing, style, character, genre etc.) Do you have a favourite publisher/s and/or artist/s? Do you have a favourite comic book/s /manga/s? Where do you get your comic books? (i.e. shop, library, borrow, buy etc.) Other than buying comic books have you experienced other ways to obtain/read comic books? If so, what other ways have you found? When and where do you like to read comic books? Have you ever read comics online? (if no, please skip the next three questions) What were your experiences of reading them this way and what online service did you use? Would you like to see more comic books available online? Are there any features that you would like to see added or removed from these? If so, what? Would you be interested in reading a digital comic book? (i.e. on CD-Rom, PDA, Handheld Device, Online etc.) If so, what features would you like to see included? (i.e. searchable story lines, searchable characters, information about artists, background story to comic etc.) If not, what issues would stop you from reading a digital comic book? Are you familiar with classical art and literature? (i.e. do you read it, look at it, study it, etc.) Do you think that classical art and literature are important? Why? Do you think that comic book art and artists can be compared/are worthy of comparison to classical artwork and artists? Do you think that comic books/manga can be compared/are worthy of comparison to classical literature? What are your main reasons for buying a comic book? (i.e. artist, publisher, story, storyline, etc.) Why do you think comic books from as far back as the 30’s still survive until today? What do you do with a comic book after reading it? Do you think that comic books/manga are more accessible to one sex or another? Why? Have you been criticised for your interest in comic books? Do you have friends that share your interest in comic books? Are your family and friends who are not involved with comic books supportive of your interests? Why do you think this is the case? How do you think non-fans view comic books? Why? What do you think are the reasons some people don’t like/understand comics? Do you feel comic books are universally accessible? Why? Do you interact with others about comic books? How, in what ways? (i.e. Conventions, Friends, Web-Forums, Societies etc.) Do you experience comic books and comic book culture in other ways than reading them? (i.e. related books, magazines, websites, web forums, creating your own, etc.) If so, please use this space to elaborate. On a scale of 1 - 10 how important are comic books to you? On a scale of 1 - 10 how important do you feel comic books are to contemporary culture? Is there any specific relevance in which you feel comic books contribute to contemporary culture? Please elaborate. Do you watch comic book based movies or animation? What are your views on these two platforms with regards to comic books? (i.e. how successfully they translate, how closely they follow storylines, how much detail they give, particularly good translations etc.) Is there any other way comic books have affected your life? (your point of view, your interests, your hobbies, making friends etc.) Or any other story or anecdote you would like to share? Please use this space to elaborate. Your identity will be kept completely confidential. Would you be willing to answer additional questions through email at a later date? If you are comfortable answering more questions, please leave your email address. |
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