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  • Blue Meanie
    Talkative Member
    • Jun 23, 2001
    • 8706

    #16
    Definitely an art person. I follow artists like Perez, Starlin, Gene Ha and a few others. It doesn't make a difference who the writer is or id the story is just so so.

    It's great when you get that perfect match between writer and artist . Perfect example that I can give is I LOVE the Spectre series with Ostrander and Mandrake team...but I am not a huge fan of Mandrake's art by itself....he needs a good story to go with his art.
    "When not too many people can see we're all the same
    And because of all their tears,
    Their eyes can't hope to see
    The beauty that surrounds them
    Isn't it a pity".

    - "Isn't It A Pity"
    By George Harrison


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    • AJ Collector
      The Biggest Little Man!
      • Aug 24, 2008
      • 2148

      #17
      Very interesting points and opinions……

      To answer my own question I would have to say my tastes have changed as time passed. As a youngster it was the art that first grabbed me, any thing done by Byrne or Adams immediately caught my attention, but as I aged it was the story line that kept me interested in comics, to this day I prefer to read a black & white indy with a solid plot and creative twist then a visually spectacular bore fest.

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      • steshell
        Museum Super Collector
        • Jan 20, 2008
        • 183

        #18
        I'd say story first and then art.
        I don't like 'fussy' art and love DC style from the 60's.
        Thinking about it, I would read Super Friends all day long so maybe it should be art first.


        Steve

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        • Sandman9580
          Career Member
          • Feb 16, 2010
          • 741

          #19
          Originally posted by AJ Collector
          Very interesting points and opinions……

          To answer my own question I would have to say my tastes have changed as time passed. As a youngster it was the art that first grabbed me, any thing done by Byrne or Adams immediately caught my attention, but as I aged it was the story line that kept me interested in comics, to this day I prefer to read a black & white indy with a solid plot and creative twist then a visually spectacular bore fest.
          I agree with that almost verbatim. I love Byrne and Adams now but as a kid buying comics from the local 7-11, McFarlane was the guy. I would flip through a comic book and make my buying decision solely on whether or not I liked the art.

          In later years, when I actually started reading them, story became the important thing. Nowadays if a comic doesn't have a good story, I just feel like it's not worth my time. I'll still buy a title based on a character or art occasionally, but if the story's boring (and they usually are) I won't be back. There are some exceptions, though. Alex Raymond's stories in the old Flash Gordon strips leave me pretty underwhelmed, but his beautiful art triumphs over all. When I look at them now, that's usually what I'm doing though... looking, not reading.
          Last edited by Sandman9580; Jul 2, '11, 4:23 AM.

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          • torgospizza
            Theocrat of Pan Tang
            • Aug 19, 2010
            • 2747

            #20
            Originally posted by The Toyroom
            I was following Millar and Hitch's runs on The Ultimates with great anticipation...but when they stepped off the book and Leob and Maduiera jumped on, I dropped the book.
            This is exactly what I did. I wonder how sales went after they switched the team? I'd heard Ultimates 3 actually did better than the previous arcs, but it's beyond me why it would perform so well. It probably says more about me being out of touch than anything else. I wouldn't read Ultimate Spider-Man if it was free; yet, there are many, many people--on this board, even--that swear by it. Good for Bendis and Bagley! I'm not a fan, but they're both workhorses, so it's nice they got some success there.

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            • HardyGirl
              Mego Museum's Poster Girl
              • Apr 3, 2007
              • 13950

              #21
              Definitely the story line. Often times when I read comics I read the words first and look at the pictures afterwards. But if the story was boring, I wouldn't even bother w/ the pictures.
              "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
              'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
              Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
              If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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