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[alixtii]

Comment here and ask me ANYTHING about any fandom I'm involved in/have been involved in. Controversial or innocent, silly or serious, ask and you'll get my honest opinion on the subject [to the best of myknowledge/ability]. General fandom questions are also allowed, but nothing about actual people IN fandom, please.

I'm not quite sure what that last phrase is supposed to mean. I think it means I won't answer questions about people on my flist, like Elizabeth or Samantha or Ari or Grace? I'm not sure why people would be asking me such questions in the first place, though.

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[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

+Why don't I like comics (as a medium) as much as everyone else seems to?

I am completely butting in on a question that wasn't addressed to me so pardon but. . .obviously, the comics medium, like any medium, isn't going to appeal to everyone in the same way. But I do think that reading more comics, and reading more good comics, and learning about the craft does help to appreciate what makes them work. I think the thing that I read that was the first real eye-opening breakthrough for me was Maximum Fantastic Four. I got this out of the library, so you might be able to find one as well. This breaks down the first issue of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four, explains why it was such a watershed in comics (and in popular culture).

If you're looking for something with a more theoretical focus, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is generally considered the definitive work in the field.

OK, sorry for babbling in something that wasn't addressed to me!