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minus-squareAnyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoWho would have thought that a thing called a “comic” would be funny? It’s not like serious works of fiction using the same format would need a separate term like “graphic novel” or anything. That would never happen.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWhen I was a kid I asked my mom why Superman was in a comic book when he wasn’t funny. The answer is the same.
minus-squareJomega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoYou can’t call something a graphic novel if it’s only one page long though, so what do you call it?
minus-squareAnyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoA shitty comic. An act of self-indulgence. A desperate cry from an attention starved individual. Take your pick.
Who would have thought that a thing called a “comic” would be funny?
It’s not like serious works of fiction using the same format would need a separate term like “graphic novel” or anything. That would never happen.
When I was a kid I asked my mom why Superman was in a comic book when he wasn’t funny. The answer is the same.
You can’t call something a graphic novel if it’s only one page long though, so what do you call it?
A graphic anecdote?
A shitty comic.
An act of self-indulgence.
A desperate cry from an attention starved individual.
Take your pick.