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Old 12-28-2012, 11:04 AM   #1
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What is it about comics that you like the most?

Comic books are appealing, but for many different reasons. Some enjoy it just for the art style, others for the franchise/brand, others for collecting, and others for just plain old entertainment like someone casually reading a newspaper or web comic strip. For myself, its probably a combination of the above, but of course 98% of my comic collection is TMNT, so it says alot about how much I like it, but I also enjoy the mixture of dark for the Mirage, lighter Archie, and understanding how the art form influences others (action figures, tv/movies) and how it influences special events such as Comic-Cons.
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Old 12-28-2012, 12:35 PM   #2
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I love the different stories that can be told through the medium!

I follow several offbeat titles, but I suppose if you narrow it down to one I'd probably fall under horror.

Turtles, Ferals, Baltimore, Fatale, Victories, Swamp Thing, Venom, Scarlet Spider are my main pulls (that I can remember), but I like picking up things to try out like, most recently, Hollows, Phantom Stranger, Clone, Blackacre, Bedlam, among others.

Graphic novel-wise, I've acquired The Compleat Teminal City, Noir, and The Engineer: Konstruct.

I credit the Turtles for instilling a love of oddball titles, as well as enjoying the sight of a B&W book when I come across one (Punk Rock Jesus, for one).
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Old 12-28-2012, 12:49 PM   #3
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For me, I like the storytelling, interesting characters, and the artstyle. I also like comics that have alot of action .
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Old 12-28-2012, 12:49 PM   #4
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I love the action and art work in comics are what really draw me. Also comics have more creative freedom, (Most of the time) Its just a whole new medium that I love.
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Old 12-28-2012, 12:58 PM   #5
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I love the creative freedom in comics. Most of the time you get storylines that would never normally make it to tv. Also I enjoy the different art styles not only between the different comic series, but within the same series as well.

Reading comics is always good times for me
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Old 12-28-2012, 01:39 PM   #6
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For me, it's the anxiety of influence, so I avoid comics whenever possible!
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Old 12-28-2012, 02:10 PM   #7
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It's always about the artwork for me. I love the different interpretations of characters each artist brings to the table. Some i'm not as keen on but I respect the art nonetheless. I struggle to get my hands on actual comics (seriously, there just aren't any where I live) but the marvel/comixology apps have been a real bonus to my pathetic print collection. The beauty of comics? No budget limitations!
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Old 12-28-2012, 03:10 PM   #8
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I like comics until they go on too long and then new writers come in and try to recon and erase everything you've followed the last 10 years.

This is why I've stopped reading DC and Marvel comics.
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Old 12-28-2012, 04:38 PM   #9
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For me it's the stories and the entertainment in them, not really into too much of the artwork.
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Old 12-30-2012, 10:21 PM   #10
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For me, it's the brevity of it. An interesting story that would normally be told in 100+ pages in a novel can be told in considerably less in a comic/graphic novel. Books certainly have a level of depth that comics can't approach, but the latter relies more visuals. Different mediums that offer differing approaches to stories. Not better or worse.
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