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thehefnerI spent much of yesterday working on a super-duper MEGApost for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
scans_daily entitled It Sucks to Be Harvey Dent. I'm very proud of the results. I have now proved, without a doubt, that Harvey Dent is fate's tether ball in the DC Universe.
Upon reading it,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marred82 pointed out that Harvey is a very Hefnerian character. I dunno, I think Hefnerian means that you have to find the humor in your ironic misfortune. But still, I can see where he's coming from.
There are certain immutable laws of the universe. Everyone loves pie. It's impossible to hate Ringo Starr. And it sucks to be Harvey Dent.
little_dinosaur, did you read the MEGApost yet? If not, DON'T. It'll spoil a little somethin'-somethin' I was working into the Harvey Dent novel. If so... well, whaddya think?
Speaking of comics, Devin Faraci on CHUD.com wrote a fascinating editorial wherein he pondered upon what would happen if "Final Crisis" really was that? Meaning, what if DC Comics, in a sense, ended?
(side-note tangent here: why the hell do I constantly find myself quoting this jackass? It's not like he's the only columnist I read. I guess he's just one of the more entertaining and opinionated, and even when I disagree with him, he provokes thought as to WHY I so violently disagree with him)
As for the article itself, I think he's onto something that I've been thinking about for some time. I honestly do believe the future of comics is in graphic novels, rather than floppy, ad-filled serialized installments. And even though I sincerely doubt DC is ready to make that jump just yet, would that even be a good idea? Are people ready for it? Would comic stories be affected if DC only made graphic novels from now on? And if they were adversely affected, would it matter? Going to all-collected format would make comics instantly more accessible for mainstream bookstores and libraries.
Because while I don't think comics are going to "die" any more than theatre is, the fact is that both comics and theatre are increasingly becoming niche arts. And in both comics and theatre, there are certain people who looooove being kings of their own little molehills, major and revered celebrities within the art but total nobodies to the world at large. People like this often fight their art getting wider exposure, often fearing average idiots coming in and ruining the art... and also fearing that they'll lose their status, once it's proven that they're just big fish in small ponds.
I dunno. I have no real point here. I'm just musin'. Any thoughts? I'm just seeing comic readers and theatre goers alike getting older and older, with less and less people of younger generations coming to take their place. Again, the art will never go away. But especially with comics, I just wonder what will be left of them in fifty years?
scans_daily entitled It Sucks to Be Harvey Dent. I'm very proud of the results. I have now proved, without a doubt, that Harvey Dent is fate's tether ball in the DC Universe. Upon reading it,
marred82 pointed out that Harvey is a very Hefnerian character. I dunno, I think Hefnerian means that you have to find the humor in your ironic misfortune. But still, I can see where he's coming from. There are certain immutable laws of the universe. Everyone loves pie. It's impossible to hate Ringo Starr. And it sucks to be Harvey Dent.
little_dinosaur, did you read the MEGApost yet? If not, DON'T. It'll spoil a little somethin'-somethin' I was working into the Harvey Dent novel. If so... well, whaddya think?Speaking of comics, Devin Faraci on CHUD.com wrote a fascinating editorial wherein he pondered upon what would happen if "Final Crisis" really was that? Meaning, what if DC Comics, in a sense, ended?
(side-note tangent here: why the hell do I constantly find myself quoting this jackass? It's not like he's the only columnist I read. I guess he's just one of the more entertaining and opinionated, and even when I disagree with him, he provokes thought as to WHY I so violently disagree with him)
As for the article itself, I think he's onto something that I've been thinking about for some time. I honestly do believe the future of comics is in graphic novels, rather than floppy, ad-filled serialized installments. And even though I sincerely doubt DC is ready to make that jump just yet, would that even be a good idea? Are people ready for it? Would comic stories be affected if DC only made graphic novels from now on? And if they were adversely affected, would it matter? Going to all-collected format would make comics instantly more accessible for mainstream bookstores and libraries.
Because while I don't think comics are going to "die" any more than theatre is, the fact is that both comics and theatre are increasingly becoming niche arts. And in both comics and theatre, there are certain people who looooove being kings of their own little molehills, major and revered celebrities within the art but total nobodies to the world at large. People like this often fight their art getting wider exposure, often fearing average idiots coming in and ruining the art... and also fearing that they'll lose their status, once it's proven that they're just big fish in small ponds.
I dunno. I have no real point here. I'm just musin'. Any thoughts? I'm just seeing comic readers and theatre goers alike getting older and older, with less and less people of younger generations coming to take their place. Again, the art will never go away. But especially with comics, I just wonder what will be left of them in fifty years?
