Marvel Comics and the “most intricate fictional narrative in history” (2013)

Re:Marvel Comics and the “most intricate fictional narrative... by astrange on Saturday June 14, 2014 @08:56PM (#7894075)

Personally, I recommend escaping the world of American comics and finding some of them other countries to read books from. Historical accident might have made it so all comics produced here are over-drawn cosmic nonsense about superpowers and people wearing underwear outside their clothes, but obviously you can imagine writing a story about something else, right?

I recommend comics about competitive wine tasting.

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Re:Marvel Comics and the “most intricate fictional narrative... by Touche on Saturday June 14, 2014 @09:55PM (#7894152)

That's a ridiculous generalization, there are many varieties of comics created in the U.S., not just superhero comics.

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Re:Marvel Comics and the “most intricate fictional narrative... by mercurial on Sunday June 15, 2014 @02:55PM (#7895946)

Absolutely. Try something like "Air" or "Scalped", for instance. That said, you will also find some fantastic European comics outside of Lucky Luke/Spirou/Tintin, like the French classics "Les sept vies de l'Épervier" (3) (historical fiction with real character development) or "Les passagers du vent" (4) (more historical fiction, well-researched and beautifully drawn).

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_(comics)

2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalped_(comics)

3: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Sept_Vies_de_l%27%C3%89perv...

4: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Passagers_du_vent

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