• lewdian69@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Why wouldn’t you flip the characters position in the bed instead of having the speech bubbles cross each other?

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    2 months ago

    I’m an avid reader and recently I tried reading The Watchmen, couldn’t finish it with how needlessly drawn out it is. I am sorry to fans of graphic novels, but if this the best there is in the genre I must say the whole genre feels pretty weak to me.

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      Watchmen is kinda like the Mona Lisa. Is it the most incredible painting ever by today’s standards? Not at all, but during its time, it was incredible, influencing artists for centuries to come.

      Watchmen elevated comic books from telling stories about boy scout aliens from Krypton to graphic novels about deeper, darker, bigger issues.

      If you’re looking to get into graphic novels with a more literary bent, you’ll want to explore the indie scene, I think. I would recommend trying Maus or Persepolis to see if they are more what you’re looking for.

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        They’re probably not indie but some of my favorites have been saga and fables. I keep meaning to read maus and persepoilis as I know that they’re personal stories based on real events and I’m a sucker for those.

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      I usually point to Sandman (Neil Gaiman) as best-in-genre, personally. But it’s like any genre – some people prefer Don Quixote, others prefer East of Eden.

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        I quite enjoyed reading Neil Gaiman’s books before, I’ll give Sandman a go, thanks!