It's a sad fact that the kids comic on the shelf that doesn't have some plastic toy sellotaped to the front is the one that will stay on the shelf. They're mercenary little buggers sophisticated young consumers these days.
Don't Marvel still do kiddy-friendly versions? I often grab what I think is an unread Spiderman or Fantastic Four from the library only to discover it's a "Marvel Adventures" or some-such, with all the depth of a Saturday morning cartoon.
As for 2000ad, if you took out all the boobs, swearing and "adult themes", there's still be room for stories that grown ups may not approve of - Flesh or Shako for example. Nobody said people getting limbs ripped off in spurts of blood was bad did they?
Don't Marvel still do kiddy-friendly versions? I often grab what I think is an unread Spiderman or Fantastic Four from the library only to discover it's a "Marvel Adventures" or some-such, with all the depth of a Saturday morning cartoon.
As for 2000ad, if you took out all the boobs, swearing and "adult themes", there's still be room for stories that grown ups may not approve of - Flesh or Shako for example. Nobody said people getting limbs ripped off in spurts of blood was bad did they?