Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #22 by Drew Barth
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #22 by Drew Barth Collaboration Junkie When we talk about comics we also talk about the unique environment in which they are produced. Collaboration is key and, as time goes by, strong teams emerge. We have the classics like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as well as Denny… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #21: Make Mine Not
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #21 by Drew Barth Make Mine Not Let’s talk about Marvel. If you’ve been following this article over the past few months, you’ll likely have noticed a few things: a focus on monthly comics, an undying love for the works of Kieron Gillen and Warren Ellis, Saga, a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #20: This Must Be the Comic (Naive Recipe)
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #20 by Drew Barth This Must Be the Comic (Naive Recipe) The visceral look and dynamic panel-to-panel sequencing in comics make them ideal for a fairly wide range of stories. When looking at lists of graphic novels and comics out in the world now, there’s a high chance… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #19: Trauma
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #19 by Drew Barth Trauma Comics can, and should, be a space in which a multitude of subject matters and issues should be tackled. Comics are a medium in which the blending of text and visuals can make for a story that is easily accessible to a wide… Continue reading
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Comics are Trying to Break Your Heart #18: Got a Feeling So Complicated
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #18 by Drew Barth Got a Feeling So Complicated Last week, I mentioned some issues inherent in many Shonen series—from the ways in which the continuous powering up of characters only leads to ridiculous escalations to the weekly (rather than monthly) production schedule that makes constant character growth… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #17: The Shonen Problem
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #17 by Drew Barth The Shonen Problem Everyone loves a good Shonen series. They’re fast-paced, filled to bursting with action, typically include an expansive cast of characters for anyone to grow attached to, and are fairly fun with that right balance of drama to keep a reader interested.… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #16: Green Galaxy
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #16 by Drew Barth Green Galaxy If modern superhero comics are good at anything, it’s amalgamating. Cape comics are already deeply entrenched in popular culture and, as a result, are equally influenced by popular culture around them. And this influence can have a fun echo effect. DC Comics,… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #15: Graphic Cannon
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #15 by Drew Barth Graphic Cannon For this blog, I’ve mainly focused on the serialized comics since I’m in A Comic Shop every Wednesday. But graphic novels are a bit different. Their releases are scheduled like books, typically on Tuesdays or Fridays, and are new, original works that have… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #14: Let Me Tell You About Homestuck
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #14 by Drew Barth Let Me Tell You About Homestuck Let’s talk about April 13th, 2009. Andrew Hussie, creator of MS Paint Adventures, had recently completed his latest webcomic endeavor in Problem Sleuth and was beginning to launch his next project. MS Paint Adventures had garnered a decent following… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #13: Hitch a Ride to Cemetery Beach
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #13 by Drew Barth Hitch a Ride to Cemetery Beach Let’s talk about action comics. Not Action Comics. Rather comics that are quick, dynamic, and bursting at the brim with explosions. Action comics in this vein are typically shorter series that take a single idea and develop it… Continue reading
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