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Disgusted with modern comic books....
Crimson-Blue-Green:
bminor, I used to be in 'Old Guys...' too, but I got tired of it. I tried a bit too hard to fit in but didn't feel comfortable. I hang out in 'DC Comics: When They Were Fun' and 'Earth S: Home of the Original Captain Marvel' if you are in these groups. I got to briefly have a chat with Elliot S. Maggin in the DC group and Erik Larsen in the Captain Marvel group. That was cool.
I don't really care for modern comics either. I read some of DC's New 52 stuff and hated it.
bminor:
The artwork in the new books is just "to busy".
What is the deal with no thought balloons? Is that true that some sort of decision has been made that they are no longer used?
Yoc:
Hi B,
Yep, at some point in the 90s thought balloon went bye-bye. It might be busy compared to what you are used to but I'm still strongly pushing you to give Astro City a try! If you liked SA books you should be very comfortable with them.
-Yoc
Defiant1:
If I was patient and wanted to write it out, I could list 100 or more reasons why I dislike modern comics. When I walk into a comic shop, most have nothing I want to buy. If they all closed in the area, I wouldn't care. Astro City doesn't interest me.
I like ongoing organic storytelling with no stopping points. Story arcs are stopping points and reasons to quit buying a series.
I like connected universes where everything has implications in a broad reaching manner.
I hate reboots.
I like condensed storytelling. Watch the video series on youtube on how to make comics the Marvel way. It features John Buscema and Stan Lee. Everything they describe in that series is what I like. Everything they criticize is things I don't like.
I remember people praising the Image series Morning Glories. The decompressed storytelling made me want to rip up the comic. There was a page of people sitting at a table and the panel was redrawn about 5 times with only minor differences. I feel that is a lack of respect for my time and money.
I liked comics when an inker added upon or improved the art of the penciler.... like Tom Palmer inking Neal Adams or Bob Layton inking George Perez.
I dislike computer coloring where they have to make something glow and the gradients make everything look plastic.
I don't like the digital processing of the artwork. The crisp lines become muddy looking... blurry.
I can break down every aspect of modern comics and list things I don't like.
I own a Paul Gulacy drawn Catwoman page. The art is excellent, but it looks horrible in the published form. If I'd seen the published version of the page, I would not even considered flipping through the original art at a show.
Roygbiv666:
Is anyone buying indie comics?
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