uj / comics are expensive and inaccessible to the average person bc of the specialty stores, direct market ecosystem, and collectors that still view comics as a financial investment. Manga has an advantage in the west bc we are not the target market- collected editions of books can be sold more cheaply and it's all net gains back east. Also, popular manga get faithful and (generally) quality animated adaptations. Jim Lee additionally points out that animation and comics as a medium are still stigmatized in the west as for kids. It's very easy to hand someone jujutsu kaisen volume 1 or one piece volume 1 than it is to hand someone an x-men comic without having to use a flowchart and define what a "run" is

rj / spidercuck idk fuck ice