tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413062720598319217.post4843855393604346873..comments2023-07-02T07:01:16.449-07:00Comments on An Introduction to Comics: Ten Comics for People who don't like ComicsJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16624095059556750242noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413062720598319217.post-34722960740174188902010-05-05T07:35:33.301-07:002010-05-05T07:35:33.301-07:00Love it. Good work.
RE: The discussion above: I j...Love it. Good work.<br /><br />RE: The discussion above: I just read people who don't "like" comics as those who don't read them regularly. And that includes most of the people I know really. Even for me, I consider myself someone who doesn't "like" comics -- I have very little patience for comics that are geeks-only... it's a thin line, but there are many. (FYI I do own quite a few comics, though only four or five from the above list.)Jason Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170742439401042049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413062720598319217.post-85910644597494675452010-05-05T07:02:24.846-07:002010-05-05T07:02:24.846-07:00I really appreciate the effort that went into maki...I really appreciate the effort that went into making this list. While some people choose to enjoy comics without feeling the need to engage in any 'comic evangelism', I feel that comics don't just have value as literature and art, but also as a social lubricant. This list could someone share their passion with someone else, which would only serve to enlarge the comic reading audience, leading to more comics getting produced and even more people engaging in discussion about comics. Plus this list could help a lot of fellows explain their comic reading habits to their skeptical girlfriends. That's important too.Avihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534957197255644199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413062720598319217.post-65823511215426929182010-05-04T07:35:25.552-07:002010-05-04T07:35:25.552-07:00Aaron, are you perhaps thinking of Doug TenNapel&#...Aaron, are you perhaps thinking of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creature_Tech" rel="nofollow">Doug TenNapel's Creature Tech</a>?Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624095059556750242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413062720598319217.post-84167860385377717712010-05-04T01:54:12.886-07:002010-05-04T01:54:12.886-07:00I don't know if I know anyone who "hates&...I don't know if I know anyone who "hates" comics, but if we lay aside the binary of like or hate this seems like a great idea for an article regardless of who it's aimed at. While I probably have half of these on my shelf already at the very least I now get to check out Astro City next time I visit the comic shop (thanks for that).<br /><br />Beyond the fringe benefit to a moderately informed comic enthusiast such as myself, rather than hating the very idea of the medium of a comic book the average person who dislikes comics simply doesn't care enough to look for something worthwhile. I was surprised to hear mother's account of walking into a comic shop to find a Christmas present for me one year. But if you stop to think, it makes sense. Not knowing what to look for, it's easy to be scared off by flashy spandex and of course the ubiquitous nearly-naked-elf. This is where I would happily point someone at a blog like this rather than try to expand on a rather lame "there's more to it than that."<br /><br />On the topic of atypical comics: Paul, do you happen to know of a graphic novel featuring a christian physicist of some description. I seem to recall seeing it in Waterloo, but have not managed to find it since. I believe it was of the sci-fi persuasion, but if I could remember more I'd probably have been able to track it down myself.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768926331996542482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413062720598319217.post-87247359097218727312010-05-03T21:35:13.962-07:002010-05-03T21:35:13.962-07:00With respect, Paul, why aim your aesthetic judgmen...With respect, Paul, why aim your aesthetic judgments toward that hypothetical reader that "hates" comics?<br /><br />You can't convince everyone that what you like is what they'll like too, so why bother?<br /><br />For example, regarding BONE, it doesn't matter to me whether that hypothetical reader likes it or not. If that reader has an allergic aversion to cartooning, it's their loss.<br /><br />I can't think of another artistic field in which judgments of quality are as outward-directed and as anxious to please non-fans as in comics. Let's face it: not everyone is going to be persuaded to dig comics, and that's fine. I dig comics, and I'm not an evangelist.Charles Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420624399042669001noreply@blogger.com