Poor writing at Marvel in the 90's pushed me away from buying regular titles, but Image's The Walking Dead hooked me in a big way in the early 2000's. I also picked up Kill of be Killed and Criminal, loving both.

Collecting per se has stopped purely because of a lack of space, but I do pick up the odd issue of anything that piques my interest. I'd never say that I've stopped reading comics because for me that's like saying that I'd give up reading prose books.

When it comes to modern comics, the inconsistency across the board: inconsistent or no longer dependable publishing schedules, creative teams that change every 5-6 issues and often the whole look and direction of the book with them, etc.

When it got to the point when I no longer knew when or what to expect, I stepped away and began to focus on older books or books I missed somehow growing up. But as that list has grown shorter and shorter, there's just not much of a desire anymore.

All that being said, I have experienced a slight return of sorts with the current Conan offering. Rob Del la Torre's art is like the second coming of John Buscema is a way and the stories are entertaining too. Also, believe it or not, the first arc has shipped monthly.

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Chuck Dixon discussed this on his You Tube Channel where he spoke about pitching a 2 or 3 part story to one of the Big Two, and was told it wasn't marketable. Not the idea but the fact it needed to stretch to 6 parts so it could be a trade.

Dixon said he replied along the lines of:

What do you want pages and pages of nine panels of exposition and characters discussing their favourite colour or pages and pages of a character kickng a can down a hall. And he was basically told "Yes". His story was a 2/3 part action adventure set over a 24 or 48 hour time period that had to move quickly. Suffice to say he walked away.