Altho I started with Marvel / DC stuff, I haven’t had any use for it in many years. To me, the bulk of the superhero stuff is about people who never existed, don’t exist now, and probably never will. So it’s pretty much just endless stories about a bunch of nobodies, what it comes down to it.
Meanwhile, I find that manga has a bunch of interesting series, altho a lot of them seem heavily gimmicky to me. There’s also the fact that adults are regularly portrayed in manga with childrens’ faces, tiny mouths, huge, watery eyes, and all that stuff. Who needs that shit, in effect…?
So yeah, I greatly prefer BD, because for the most part it speaks to me of real life… of real issues and situations… and real people (especially as with historical fiction) that I can relate to and even learn from. Even as it also delves in to sci-fi, magical realism, and parallel worlds. And of course, can also be cute, clever and funny without the cloying, Disney-esque formulae.
Haha, I’m with you, Sten.
Altho I started with Marvel / DC stuff, I haven’t had any use for it in many years. To me, the bulk of the superhero stuff is about people who never existed, don’t exist now, and probably never will. So it’s pretty much just endless stories about a bunch of nobodies, what it comes down to it.
Meanwhile, I find that manga has a bunch of interesting series, altho a lot of them seem heavily gimmicky to me. There’s also the fact that adults are regularly portrayed in manga with childrens’ faces, tiny mouths, huge, watery eyes, and all that stuff. Who needs that shit, in effect…?
So yeah, I greatly prefer BD, because for the most part it speaks to me of real life… of real issues and situations… and real people (especially as with historical fiction) that I can relate to and even learn from. Even as it also delves in to sci-fi, magical realism, and parallel worlds. And of course, can also be cute, clever and funny without the cloying, Disney-esque formulae.