Comics In L.A.

Los Angeles has a population of 3,792,621 people this makes it the second most populated city in America behind New York City. L.A. was founded in September 4, 1781 by Felipe de Neve who was a Spanish Governor, however N.Y.C. can be traced back as far as 1624 making it much older. New York City also only has an area of 305 square miles. All factors are detrimental when thinking about using a major city as the base of a comic strip. Everyone knows New York City as the base of great Comics such as Spider-Man and as you can see they have many prime facts as to why they chose the great city. Now although Los Angeles may not have the numbers is is a very well known city with a lot of potential. So without solely looking at the facts as to why it is not a great comic city look at the great stories that could come from all of its perks. Consider Hollywood, a numerous amount of famous actors and actresses live in Los Angeles and could easily make a great comic strip story. Another great idea that could come from having a comic focused on in L.A. is unfortunately the amount of major gangs and violence that goes on daily. We honestly need a superhero to keep the grime down. We may not have the crowding or the Gothic look that N.Y.C. has but we definitely have an interesting and lively style that may potentially change or at least give comics a new look.