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Post by steveinthecity on Dec 22, 2016 18:23:40 GMT -8
Just a questions for fans, readers, collectors, and comic book groupies, but what is more important to you in a comic, the story or art? Obviously the encapsulation game has geared the hobby more towards cover art, but in the overall picture what do you appreciate most in a comic?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 6:29:49 GMT -8
Words and pictures.
I chose equal.
A lot of folks can draw pretty pictures. A whole lot of folks.
A lot of folks can write a fancy blend of words.
When a storyteller (or a collaboration of storytellers) merge the right words with the right pictures in the right sequence, it may result in something worth reading & viewing again and again.
For me, that's a well done comic book.
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Post by Bats on Dec 24, 2016 12:04:11 GMT -8
For the most part, I'd like to see both a good story and art. A great comic book has both. However, we all know that doesn't always happen. I find great art can often save a lacklustre story but good writing doesn't have the same redeeming qualities with poor art.
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Dec 24, 2016 12:06:44 GMT -8
I'm on the equal fence as well.
There has been some greatly drawn books that just sucked, badly. And vice versa.
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Post by jaeldubyoo on Dec 28, 2016 9:12:04 GMT -8
I've always been drawn (pun intended) to the art. A masterful artist can tell a story with a minimum of words. Like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Yes, you need both for a great story, but I can look at pretty pictures all day long.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2017 12:40:08 GMT -8
I mostly read books. Real books, without pictures. While there are some masterful examples of the form, the reality is that a comic that doesn't tell a story is just a portfolio. That said, when the two combine, it can be a paradise of the senses. Think: Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben in Swamp Thing #34. Or Moore and Totleben in ST #60. Or Moore and Totleben in Miracleman #11-16. Or Moore and Bolland in Killing Joke. Or...well, you're getting the idea.  |
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Post by Jeffro on Jan 16, 2017 4:38:20 GMT -8
For me art wins. What do I mean by that? Well, I've seen many comics where the art is so bad or even mediocre that it doesn't matter how good the story is written. Obviously, story matters but the bad art takes too much away and I can't really enjoy the comic if I can't look at it.
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Post by Stu on Jan 16, 2017 14:09:08 GMT -8
Hmmm. When it comes to older books I collect by artist, for my artist collections and because I know the story probably won't be that good anyway. But with newer books the story has to be good no matter the art. My main example is Bendis' run on Daredevil. I liked the story and the fact that they dealt with the exposing of DD's identity in a realistic manner, no magic to fix it, no mind wipes, etc. But damn did I hate the artists, Maleev and Lark. Scratchy amorphous art that looked unfinished. Not a fan of these artists or artists like Tommy Lee Edwards or Keith Roquefort.
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Post by jaeldubyoo on Jan 16, 2017 15:17:41 GMT -8
In comics, you can tell a story with nothing but pictures. But you can't tell a story without pictures in comics. It is, after all a graphic medium.
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Post by Stu on Jan 16, 2017 15:43:34 GMT -8
In comics, you can tell a story with nothing but pictures. But you can't tell a story without pictures in comics. It is, after all a graphic medium. Yeah, but how many good comics are there with no words? I can think of two and I've only read one of them. I'm not a GI Joe fan at all. |
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