Comics is another trivia and recommendation site in the making

Question

Proposal: Comic Books

Looking at the top voted on topic questions for this, Comic Books looks like nothing more than a trivia and reading recommendation site. What value is there in that?

One of my favourite authors/artists is author name/artist name. What similar authors/artists can be recommended?

This will end up with a subjective list based on what that person may take from the artists involved. Would close as not constructive, not a real question (NARQ) or too localised.

Who inked the first color issue of Superman?

Simple trivia question ripe for votes to close as NARQ or not constructive

How to tell if a comic is restored?

This may be the only thing close to good from the top five. Would need a rather extensive answer to be correct though.

What is a good jumping on point for Character, team or series?

Much like the "What should I read next" type questions. That you're looking at it from the other end doesn't make it not the same form.

What is the correct reading order for X-men comics in the time period from 2003-2005?

This would require an encyclopaedia to answer. Not the ideal format for a question and answer engine.

Does Comic Books really have the kind of question base that would make a great, or even good, quality Stack Exchange site?

Answer 1

The good jumping on point and reading order would both probably fall under the tag suggested-order, which on the sci-fi proposal is doing pretty well. And i disagree that the "jumping on" question is the same as "what should i read next". the comic book universe is a complex and dynamic beast and it's easy to get lost in a story line. if you want to make a clean start on a character or team or whatever you would get some really good answers to this question with some insight to what you might be expected to already know about the characters.

The first question posted is a tough one. If the question is asked differently, such as "I like because of , what other authors have/do that i might like?", then you have a much more reasonable question.

Answer 2

Also, i don't see how the "trivia" aspect is necessarily a bad thing as long as the questions aren't easily answered by a google search? I mean, that's kind of the point of SE, people asking questions because they can't find the answers to what they're wanting to know.