tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post3890306613192668444..comments2023-11-12T17:42:42.313-08:00Comments on The Bad Genious: Sugar and SpiceThe Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882212598013962066noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-74970671267075233672008-04-21T17:57:00.000-07:002008-04-21T17:57:00.000-07:00No I'm not. You can't prove that. You're wrong I s...No I'm not. You can't prove that. You're wrong I say, WRONG!Koshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346019570419633653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-46618352487802258522008-04-21T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-21T17:22:00.000-07:00I'm thinking, Mr. Tim, you may be one of them that...I'm thinking, Mr. Tim, you may be one of them that contrarians the general done warned us all about...EG Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276882719612816746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-68901736422476056142008-04-21T11:21:00.000-07:002008-04-21T11:21:00.000-07:00I dunno. That page introduces a character importan...I dunno. That page introduces a character important to the story, has a significant interaction with the main character and also her grandfather.<BR/><BR/>It's hardly pointless, and goes towards setting the feeling of the place; constraining a girl used to following her own whims....<BR/><BR/>...it's just one page and would be silly to over-analyse. But I think it works, although it would be better on a large page which the artist probably didn't plan as well as they could.Koshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346019570419633653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-33722314412786531692008-04-20T18:45:00.000-07:002008-04-20T18:45:00.000-07:00By over-written I meant more like p45 in Clubbing....By over-written I meant more like p45 in Clubbing. 6 panels, 9 word balloons, 1 caption, and not a lot of depth to the page. This is a lot of writing, not a lot of storytelling.<BR/><BR/>Your last paragraph is the sentiment I obviously (ironically) was over-writing.EG Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276882719612816746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-5411420835359316822008-04-20T13:37:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:37:00.000-07:00I half-agree Bill.I didn't really find them over-w...I half-agree Bill.<BR/><BR/>I didn't really find them over-written (at least these two). If anything Re-Gifters was under-written, or at least completed on autopilot.<BR/><BR/>But I can see the cluttered thing. That's what happens when you get western artists to do manga - in Japan artists have more pages to work in, and are used to their material being shrunk down, so tailor their craft to it somewhat. Equally said artists aren't used to working in Black and white most of the time, so that's another challenge.<BR/><BR/>If they really want to compete with imported Manga, they really should give people more space, and time, to tell a story. And find a story the needs telling like that.Koshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346019570419633653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-19063708846713555282008-04-20T07:45:00.000-07:002008-04-20T07:45:00.000-07:00Conceptually I appreciate and applaud Minx. Person...Conceptually I appreciate and applaud Minx. Personally I believe they're only half-way there to what needs to be.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with the format. I'd welcome full color or artists commanding black and white sensibilities (with sadness, I accept that Bill Seinkevich or Bernie Wrightson are unlikely to do Minx titles). I love the artwork of Josh Howard and Sonny Liew, but believe their style pops when colored.<BR/><BR/>I've also thought most of the Minx titles to be over-written. Too many panels per page, dialogue written rather than composed. Essentially too much jammed per page serving to overwhelm.EG Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276882719612816746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-49296339856842302008-04-20T07:43:00.000-07:002008-04-20T07:43:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.EG Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276882719612816746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-55461504454894468462008-04-20T04:30:00.000-07:002008-04-20T04:30:00.000-07:00Yeah it's, um, exactly what you though in the firs...Yeah it's, um, exactly what you though in the first sentence. I probably should have mentioned that.<BR/><BR/>They're certainly western stylistically and all that, it's just really the packaging that make it Manga-esq.<BR/><BR/>They could certainly do with the 'being good' focus though...Koshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346019570419633653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-44618493804117930032008-04-19T22:25:00.000-07:002008-04-19T22:25:00.000-07:00So, what is Minx exactly? Is it a series of OGNs g...So, what is Minx exactly? Is it a series of OGNs geared toward teenage girls that are attempting to grab the manga audience? As much as I like good manga, these sort of things always confuse me a bit. I think when western comics overtly ape eastern comics, usually they do it with about as much sublty as a bull in a china shop. You'd think that, instead, western comics should just try to focus on being, y'know, good.The Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882212598013962066noreply@blogger.com