[ SECRET POST #3435 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3435 ⌋

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Comments

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01. http://i.imgur.com/hmB0i4z.jpg

[kallanda_lee]

Well, it's easy to class all comics together - but, they really are very much separate genres. Comics that are less cluttered and busy (and minimalist) do exist, just not in the superhero genre (that I know of). I think it's because of the action scenes postures.

It's totally understandable that that's not for you, though.

[(Anonymous)]

I think minimalism will be great for some shorter comics but would probably be fairly boring for most of the audience.

[loracarol]

That's part of why I like All-Star Superman so much. While not minimalist, like you're suggesting, I found it easy to read, and keep track of what was happening. I'd argue that's because it has a more simplistic art style, except that I haven't read much modern comics, so I couldn't compare. ^^;

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like a comic that is all minimalist would be like a movie where every line is a sarcastic one liner. They are great for 1-2 images but gets pretty annoying for the whole thing.

[ketita]

tbh, I wish more American comics were simpler, and so less expensive to produce and could be sold cheaply and I could actually afford them.

[(Anonymous)]

Hmm, I live in Australia and they're often 2-3 dollars digitally.

Anything less than that is kind of ridiculous.

[ketita]

Well, where I live an omnibus of say 200 pages will cost about 40$. I can't really afford prices like that very often, and it means I just don't buy much comics.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with that. It often looks lazy as well. It seems like it only happens with superhero comics.

[(Anonymous)]

Fraction's Hawkeye is minimalistic. Hellboy. The recent run of Batman Beyond is neat. Plastic-Man.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, in a lot of ways older comics were easier to follow.

and I am personally a fan of minimalism. but even now some artists are better than others, so you can get something nice looking.

[dethtoll]

I find that it's easier to find what you're looking for when artists who shy away from "house style" are doing the art.

[(Anonymous)]

yeah i love comics but a lot of the art of the big 2 hurts my eyes, even when it's beautifully drawn there's not enough space to REST.
I feel like its in vogue to have every corner crammed with details (the poor artists wrists!!)
and i guess this looks the most impressive? but i prefer a breezier look, there ARE some comics like that but its not the cool look right now.

[(Anonymous)]

While I do think that the minimalist approach would be an excellent choice in many situations, part of what I love about IDW's Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye is Alex Milne's gorgeously detailed designs - background and robots. He does beautifully organic expressions while still drawing robots that look like they could actually transform. I suppose I'm trying to say that fine detail has its place, too. :)

[lb_lee]

I'm not sure I'd call it minimalist, but Stan Sakai's work is often clear and uses negative space and composition beautifully. Ellen Forney uses minimalism beautifully to depict depression in 'Marbles.' And Bryan Talbot's 'the Tale of One Bad Rat' shows the streets and fields of England, but in a much less cluttered fashion.

[(Anonymous)]

I like Stan Sakai as well.
Thank you for reminding me. I should reread his stuff sometime. I love the way he draws backgrounds.

[lb_lee]

I knooooow. I'm ashamed of how long it took me to read Usagi Yojimbo because I thought it was just funny animal crap. Ohhh, I was SOOOOO wrong.

[(Anonymous)]

I get this

I also hate the way they design the speech bubbles in American comics as well, they always feel like an after-thought, rather than space that was left open for dialogue. and they're ridiculously small with oftentimes unreadably squashed text.