tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post8251731554986977284..comments2007-05-15T20:28:24.324-04:00Comments on The Roar of Comics: What's Wrong With "Fun"?Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-48972418125121243742007-05-15T20:28:00.000-04:002007-05-15T20:28:00.000-04:00I wouldn't be so prescriptive as to say *all* comi...<I>I wouldn't be so prescriptive as to say *all* comics should be fun</I><BR/><BR/>No, of course not, but I think people forget how many great (superhero) comics ARE "fun". <BR/><BR/><I>The Dark Knight Returns</I>, for example, no matter how much it is blamed for the "grim and gritty" trend, turns out to be an insane romp with ridiculous political satire and silly jokes like a wounded Batman Stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-58408067606876034552007-05-15T13:16:00.000-04:002007-05-15T13:16:00.000-04:00Of COURSE comics are supposed to be fun. (A very ...Of COURSE comics are supposed to be fun. (A very wise little Bull said so). The Brave and the Bold is FUN. Civil War on the other hand, makes me want to retch.SallyPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-59785426385191780982007-05-14T19:09:00.000-04:002007-05-14T19:09:00.000-04:00I wouldn't be so prescriptive as to say *all* comi...I wouldn't be so prescriptive as to say *all* comics should be fun - <I>Jaka's Story</I> is without a doubt my favourite comic and that's about as un-fun as you can get - but the idea that 'fun' is a *negative* thing... the day that *one single* person thought superhero comics shouldn't be fun, that was a problem. It being an industry-wide thing... that's a sign the industry's dead...Andrew Hickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412263807838661843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364674.post-43650124462544975742007-05-14T15:45:00.000-04:002007-05-14T15:45:00.000-04:00Man, that's depressing. I've always found that ju...Man, that's depressing. I've always found that just because a comic is fun, doesn't mean that it can't have dramatic or adult situations; <B>Manhunter</B>, for instance, is certainly not a book I would give to my little cousin, but I would still consider it fun, anyways. I've been recently rereading Mike Allred's <B>The Atomics</B>, and there are dang few titles out there that I find more fun Bill S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12786195100780643845noreply@blogger.com