Why are superhero comics so popular yet superhero RPGs are a tiny little niche?

Why are superhero comics so popular yet superhero RPGs are a tiny little niche?

Conversely, why are fantasy RPGs so popular but fantasy comics are a tiny little niche?

Superheroes were born in comics, fantasy in literature - and literature is basically all just single-player RPGs. They stick to their birthplace.

It's hard to make a fun superhero system.
>Freeform is more suited for the job.

It's hard to make a good fantasy comic.
>They're usually somewhat boring.

Because they are the norms (yes established by NORMies)
When you say tabletop RPG if the normie doesnt go "what?" then chances are they will say D&D.
When you say comic book chances are they will say "oh I love ".
They dont delve deep enough, and as such no one really wants to deviate lest their game/comic becomes buried under the norm.

Fantasy comics in Japan are extremely popular.

Series like Berserk and One Piece are often compared to how America treats Star Wars.

>Why are superhero comics so popular
They aren't.
Superhero comics are a reserve of intellectual property that can be adapted into more popular media such as movies and cartoons.
Tabletop RPGs are not very popular overall, so you can only ever expect a niche of a niche.

>>They're usually somewhat boring.
I liked the IDW D&D comics and they weren't boring.

Accident of history. Just compare to the subject matter of Japanese manga.

Trick question, fantasy RPGs are just medieval superhero games.

>They stick to their birthplace.

Wish humans would do this.