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jchrisobrien) wrote2003-07-07 11:10 am
jchrisobrien) wrote2003-07-07 11:10 am
Comic fans unite!
I've slowly been delving back in the world of comic books. I've picked up Ultimate X-Men and New X-Men. I've read Planetary, Transmetropolitan, the Authority, and Storm Watch (Warren Ellis kick, anyone?) I've picked up the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. These are all beginning to give me ideas.
Which leads me to a question for the comic minded among you. What three things are overdone to the point of being clichés in comics? Back in the 90's it was Image and all the testosterone ladened comics for REALLY LOUD TWELVE YEAR OLDS. If you were going to think about a medium to explore, what three concepts would you avoid.
In a similar vein, what has the potential for untapped gold? Mr_Sarcasm was reading a title set in Victorian England, which had a Sherlock Holmes type protagonist, and woman with magical/Faerie gifts. I think that superhero-esque tales in Days Gone By can be very interesting, but then there's the problem of jumping on the LXG bandwagon. (Can one movie/comic book be considered a bandwagon?) Steam punk could be an interesting venue, or the America West.
So, those of you who've been following the comics scene in the past 10 years (which is about the time that I haven't been reading). What's been done? What's worth doing?
Which leads me to a question for the comic minded among you. What three things are overdone to the point of being clichés in comics? Back in the 90's it was Image and all the testosterone ladened comics for REALLY LOUD TWELVE YEAR OLDS. If you were going to think about a medium to explore, what three concepts would you avoid.
In a similar vein, what has the potential for untapped gold? Mr_Sarcasm was reading a title set in Victorian England, which had a Sherlock Holmes type protagonist, and woman with magical/Faerie gifts. I think that superhero-esque tales in Days Gone By can be very interesting, but then there's the problem of jumping on the LXG bandwagon. (Can one movie/comic book be considered a bandwagon?) Steam punk could be an interesting venue, or the America West.
So, those of you who've been following the comics scene in the past 10 years (which is about the time that I haven't been reading). What's been done? What's worth doing?
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