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fandomsecrets2008-07-26 05:07 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2008-07-26 05:07 pm
[ SECRET POST #568 ]
⌈ Secret Post #568 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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That said, I see your point. As much as I love MT, the art is downright crappy at times. I mean, in reality, he desperately needs an anatomy class. And I think it's clear he has the raw talent--his backgrounds and buildings are fabulous, mostly due to training, I think--but god, honing is a must. I hate his profiles and hairlines especially.
But really, drawn out? Hasn't the story taken place over...god, has it even been a week? I know that MT moves at a glacial pace online, but read it in volume format and it's actually fairly gripping and brisk. Really, he's not meant to be a webcomic maker (I hope he publishes Warmth volume by volume, truthfully). It's a matter of medium.
Honestly, though? Megatokyo is still among the best manga I've read. Fred isn't afraid to give his characters real, unattractive flaws (Kimiko going psycho on Piro in the subway, anyone?) and I really don't understand the wish fulfullment argument in that sense. This isn't Chobits--it's a story about some losers meeting some other losers who don't look it. And the "never seen a naked woman" thing? Doesn't he have a kid? So really, what wish would he be fulfilling? His marriage, by all accounts, seems happy and what you said was, to me, emblematic of this weird hatred online fandom harbors for Fred as a person.
Didn't mean to rant. But I'll end this by saying that I get where you're coming from in terms of fans as well--I'm a member of the forums and they piss me off sometimes. They just...have this tendency to fawn over him. It's like criticism of their sacred cow isn't allowed. He's a grown man, people.
Thank you and goodnight!