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The State of Comics

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Primate:
Well, more than a few of the web comic community have chosen to produce book collections from their work, so I wouldn't say paper is dead. I mean, it's more portable than an online version, more comfortable than hard plastic, has a sharper resolution, and is solar powered to boot. When you add in the trade paperbacks and graphic novels of American and Japanese works, paper seems be doing just fine.

My Aim Is True:

--- Quote from: Se7en ---
Paper comic books are a waning art form too i think, destroyed by the "comic book guy" stereotype, as satirised on the simpsons. Paper comic books have always been seen as a thing for children and nerds.
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print comics are actually now at their highest point since the big boom and bust of the late 90s. sales of collections of recent storylines have skyrocketed in the past few years, and the availability of them means people can easily catch up on sometimes complex and long running storylines (especially in the case of books where creative teams stay around a long time, like Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, and any Vertigo book).


Also, when I mentioned how disappointed I was that Bill Watterson trashed comic books, I can't believe I forgot to mention WILL EISNER. Bill Watterson probably ripped off a ton of techniques pioneered by Will Eisner, and he doesn't even realize it.

happybirthdaygelatin:

--- Quote ---destroyed by the "comic book guy" stereotype, as satirised on the simpsons.
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Come to think of it, all the comic book stores I have been in have not had a single person working there as sarcastadon like as the comic book guy.

TBW:

--- Quote from: tedzsee ---It got me thinking about the state of syndicated newspaper comics today.  Besides the old standby For Better or For Worse, I was wondering if anyone could think of any newspaper comics that could, in a few years, be considered really "genius."
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Pearls Before Swine.

My Aim Is True:

--- Quote from: TBW ---
--- Quote from: tedzsee ---It got me thinking about the state of syndicated newspaper comics today.  Besides the old standby For Better or For Worse, I was wondering if anyone could think of any newspaper comics that could, in a few years, be considered really "genius."
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Pearls Before Swine.
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I think it gets a little repetitive or hokey sometimes, but I agree, it is one of the best out there today.

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