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THINGS I DON'T LIKE IN COMICS
Tue 2 Jan 2007

Here are a few items that irk me slightly in the wonderful world of comics. Don't take this too seriously - this isn't a major rant, and these things only usually nibble at me due to over-use. Coming next will be Things I Do Like in Comics.
  • Gun poses (usually "pin-ups") - women with guns, men with guns. Guns in general irk me with their proliferation, especially when used as a solution to all plot problems (in films too)
  • Gritted teeth, or always-shouting-characters - especially when also holding a gun
  • Female characters that are always dressed like, well, prostitutes, when they're not prostitutes. You know, like pop stars. What happened to a bit of dignity and class?
  • Artists who computer-draw over photographs, and claim they don't. Particularly the use of 'adult photographs' as 'reference'
  • The words 'arc' as in 'story arc', and 'season' to refer to a run of comics - I know this is completely irrational
  • 'Cool ingredients' just for coolness - these include monkeys, dinosaurs, zombies, robots, nazis, kung fu, girls, ninjas etc... They are usually combined, eg. 'kung-fu zombies', or 'nazi monkey robots', and the word 'giant' may also be inserted. Comics with these often don't include a storyline, thinking the concept is strong enough on its own
  • Word balloon tails that cross over because the characters are on the wrong side of the panel for correct order of speech. Bad storytelling and it jars
See related post: Things I do like in comics.

posted 02.01.07 at 1:13 pm in Comics | permalink |

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