An Important Message

[siamesa]

Alright, I'm gonna say this loud and clear, comics.

Some things are meant to be dark and edgy. 

Some are not.

Bruce and Selina will continue to break each other's hearts and damaged psyches, and Lois and Clark will continue to be happily married.  Both stories are great.  Both stories have their place.

The X-Men will continuously angst and experience black and gray morality.  Squirrel Girl will continuously kick butt with squirrels.  Both stories are great.  Both stories have their place.

Sometimes, what's happy and what's dark don't need to be clashed together and warped beyond all recognition.  Sometimes, what's in the middle can work just as well.

And, sometimes, when you've got something beautiful and happy, you don't need to take it away for shock value.

Really.

I promise.

You don't.

I think I'm only buying the one series for right now.  No BoP, no Emerald Warrior.  I'm sorry.  I'm just kind of mad.

(Still love you!)

Lou.

Comments

[openmoments.livejournal.com]

Is it happening in all the series that things are going wonky? I hate it when storieshof any sort get all messed up by authors.

[siamesa.livejournal.com]

Argh, yes. I normally hesitate to say "messed up by authors" because it's their story and everything, but in shared universes like comics... yeah.

[openmoments.livejournal.com]

That is true. However, in something that's as quick (pages/time wise to read) as comics, it's something that has to be reconsidered at every change because of how affecting every little thing can be. Especially when you have to think of the readers and the fan base, which is how you're making your money.

[mmattiacci.livejournal.com]

It's good to see you writing, even though it is in some foreign language that I cannot fathom... I'm just a comics ingenue.

[siamesa.livejournal.com]

Basically, DC killed off an adorable small child character for no reason other than to start off a storyline that's been done before a thousand times. Textbook fridging, too.