tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post772032893959800202..comments2024-01-17T22:32:54.188-08:00Comments on Comics Make Me Happy!: Why Comics Are Not More Popular, Part 2LissBirdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-88686242029129089052010-04-13T23:42:28.975-07:002010-04-13T23:42:28.975-07:00I forgot to mention that I did like the Obsidian A...I forgot to mention that I did like the Obsidian Age arc, even if it meant poor Plastic Man had to sit on the bottom of the ocean for 3,000 years. :( Thanks for the links--that site has some great reviews/overviews.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-27276577161685273502010-04-13T23:16:02.693-07:002010-04-13T23:16:02.693-07:00"Every comic is someone’s first comic. So mak..."Every comic is someone’s first comic. So make the story as easy as possible to follow as possible."<br /><br />I think it was Joe DiMaggio who said something like, "I always play my best, becuase I never know if a kid's going to see me playing for the first time." It's a good maxim to follow.<br /><br />Hey, I've actually read some of those stories in the Kelly run. I have the "Obsidian Age" trade. And I read the trade with J'onn/Scorch but I'm not sure I liked it. "Two Minute Warning" is a day-in-the-life story that takes a two minute slice of each Leaguer's day" Now THIS I have to read. I love day-in-the-life type stories.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-13426233206021332942010-04-13T03:11:20.879-07:002010-04-13T03:11:20.879-07:00Before you run out and buy back issues...
Here’s ...Before you run out and buy back issues...<br /><br />Here’s a post about Joe Kelly’s run on JLA, including his first issue (number 61). I think DC would do well to do an issue like this whenever the roster changes and have as an offering on Free Comic Book day.<br />http://thecoolkidztable.blogspot.com/2009/12/underratedoverlooked-jla-by-kelly.html <br /><br />This is a series I haven’t read, but I suppose that it should also be reprinted and given away as it much more difficult for new readers to get into ensemble teams (such as the JLA, JSA, and Avengers) than say X-men where everyone is a mutant. http://thecoolkidztable.blogspot.com/2009/10/underratedoverlooked-jla-incarnations.html<br /><br />Also, these two posts have also reminded me of a comics writing rule that should a mantra for publishers as well:<br /><br />Every comic is someone’s first comic. So make the story as easy as possible to follow as possible.The One True GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603526778266187315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-4598729247989134842010-04-10T01:52:05.269-07:002010-04-10T01:52:05.269-07:001truegl,
I had always assumed Superman and co. we...1truegl,<br /><br />I had always assumed Superman and co. were doing the same thing for 60 years and never got old. :) I remember Geoff Johns (I think it was him...?) said, when asked where to start reading Blackest Night, to start with Action Comics #1. Uh-huh.<br /><br />I remember seeing that diagram on your blog. I like how the "If only I were..." just ends up all by itself. I like character-level rebirth stories, but I have a suspicion that you might not. (Though I'm not entirely sure myself if I liked Flash: Rebirth.)<br /><br />And, continuing with your point that some people get into comics from cartoons or movies, it's kind of jarring to see that things are different in the comics compared to the movies. One of the first Batman trades I read was Hush, and I remember Superman showed up and I was like, "What the heck? How is Superman in Gotham City?" Oh, little did I know...<br /><br />Meanwhile, my Superman-despising young friend whom I let borrow the book was like, "@#)$(&*! Get out of my Batman books, Superman!"<br /><br />I'll have to check out Joe Kelley's JLA run, now. It's all news to me.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-35055246718938485982010-04-10T01:44:41.542-07:002010-04-10T01:44:41.542-07:00Tom, I kind of like that comics are a short read. ...Tom, I kind of like that comics are a short read. I think that could be a selling point. Reading about five titles a week gives me a little over an hour. Maybe if the books themselves were longer and contained more than one story. (Which I seem really stuck on for whatever reason.)LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-52133988595402390872010-04-09T02:58:18.119-07:002010-04-09T02:58:18.119-07:00I guess I could've posted this comment on Part...I guess I could've posted this comment on Part 1 as well, but most non-comics readers will get intimidated by the history of popular comics. For example, my sis who isn't a comic geek asked me once, "So, Superman and Batman still have continuing adventures?!? Isn't that 60 years worth of comics? How are people supposed to catch up?"<br /><br />Of course, my answer was somewhat of a "Yes, but..." and I basically introduced her to the comics versions of reboots and retcons by using movie and tv equivalents...<br /><br />Luckily, I hadn't written this tongue-in-cheek, somewhat bitter, and often mistaken for crazy post yet:<br />http://1truegl.blogspot.com/2009/09/theory-of-retcons-rebirth-reboots.html<br /><br />You need to enlarge the diagram.<br /><br />Most people only get into comics via an older brother, a fanatic of a cousin, or because there was a cool animated series or movie based on a particular comic.<br /><br />Maybe DC and Marvel should be doing regular "Jumping on point" comics like say the first issue of Joe Kelly's JLA run (and keep them in print like forever). I know a couple of peeps who've become comic fans because of that comic, because it made the concept of JLA (and the DCU) a bit more accessible for the new reader.The One True GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603526778266187315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-29123331314581110952010-04-09T01:34:18.258-07:002010-04-09T01:34:18.258-07:00The problem with comics is that the chapters are t...The problem with comics is that the chapters are too short and too far apart. Each issue takes 15-20 minutes to read and then you have to wait a month for the next one. Ridiculous. An hour each week is ideal. And having to pay $3-5 for each 15-20 minute chapter doesn't help either.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-87650345262983953282010-04-09T01:31:32.487-07:002010-04-09T01:31:32.487-07:00I watch Lost but none of those others. I like TV ...I watch Lost but none of those others. I like TV more for sitcoms (which are hard to come by) than drama, but you make a good point. Still, I think there's a difference between, for example, the serialized Radio/TV/Film adventures of The Lone Ranger and The Sopranos. I just don't know what that difference is, or if there even is one outside of my own mind.<br /><br />But serialized prose/actually have to read something rather than watch it on TV is dead. I guess it's television's fault. It always is television's fault, no matter what the problem is: gratiuitous violence, harmful brain waves from sitting too close to the set, diminished attention span, movie screen aspect ratios, etc., etc.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-7862380161976899272010-04-09T01:24:01.571-07:002010-04-09T01:24:01.571-07:00I guess you don't watch television. Otherwise ...I guess you don't watch television. Otherwise you'd know that we live in The Golden Age of the Serial Novel: THE SOPRANOS, DEADWOOD, MADMEN, SIX FEET UNDER, LOST, BREAKING BAD...Tomnoreply@blogger.com