what do you think of when you think of comics at their absolute pinnacle, when you think of comics which truly make the most out of the medium?
I dunno man. Lots of stuff. Here's a bit from Joseph Lambert's I Will Bite You that I think is really cool
Kevin Huizenga does some really neat stuff
There's so many different ways to look out how you "make the most out of comics".
Not necessarily related to the medium as the previous two examples were, but industry and distribution, some comics have been brilliant at utilizing long term, decades long serialization. Incidences small or large can end up having such a powerful impact over a long time.
Such as Judge Dredd (pic related), or Hellboy (fucking Gruagach).
Though maybe those instances are MEDIUM related and not just distribution related as comics allow for singular creators/creative teams over long periods of time, whereas having the exact same writers, directors, cinematographers, composers, cast and crew making serialized stories over DECADES is so unlikely. Soap operas, or ling running scifi like Doctor Who may have the length, but certainly not the authorial coherence
Cerebus excels in so many things, but as I have this image handy let's just appreciate the majesty of Sim's SFX and lettering skills
>>78097077
I don't. I like comics, but the medium is woefully underutilized. Compared to film, it's developed incredibly slowly both in terms of writing and art.
Here's something I quite like
>>78097910
There ya go. Not earth-shattering, but I think it's a pretty neat device
>>78100043
I haven't read that one, but I love what I have read of Jason (I Killed Hitler, Werewolves of Montpelier, Hey Wait...) I've really loved.
I find it really hard to explain why his deadpan style resonates so strongly with me (and obviously loads of other people too), but I'm just always astounded by how heavy his stuff hits.
