This is a weird one. Is there a "Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie" for comics? Yeah, it definitely falls apart on analysis. But it's the kind of comic where you're "supposed" to simply glance at it, go "oh. ha." and then move on.
My problem with it is different though. I don't even get to the analysis stage. Or even the "oh. ha." stage. Because there's something so off-putting about the art. It looks like someone took a Far Side comic and and ran it through some kind of AI ugly filter. It's *really* ugly. So much so I have trouble even sparing attention to parse the joke. Very strange.
For me, Brian, points 1 and 2 were almost instantaneous observations! As soon as I read the caption, I instantly thought, “But the angel hasn’t gotten his wings…and he’s ringing the bell twice!” Point 3 did take another second or two, I admit, and at that point my nitpicking instinct had kicked in, and the rest was history.
I don’t know why some people easily tolerate or even enjoy unlovely, ungainly, or grotesque artwork, while others are put off by it. I’m not put off by it myself. I give artists a lot of leeway with their personal aesthetic.
This is a weird one. Is there a "Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie" for comics? Yeah, it definitely falls apart on analysis. But it's the kind of comic where you're "supposed" to simply glance at it, go "oh. ha." and then move on.
My problem with it is different though. I don't even get to the analysis stage. Or even the "oh. ha." stage. Because there's something so off-putting about the art. It looks like someone took a Far Side comic and and ran it through some kind of AI ugly filter. It's *really* ugly. So much so I have trouble even sparing attention to parse the joke. Very strange.
For me, Brian, points 1 and 2 were almost instantaneous observations! As soon as I read the caption, I instantly thought, “But the angel hasn’t gotten his wings…and he’s ringing the bell twice!” Point 3 did take another second or two, I admit, and at that point my nitpicking instinct had kicked in, and the rest was history.
I don’t know why some people easily tolerate or even enjoy unlovely, ungainly, or grotesque artwork, while others are put off by it. I’m not put off by it myself. I give artists a lot of leeway with their personal aesthetic.
You have the most discerning, comic, reading eye ever! Very impressive!
So kind of you to say, Leigh! It’s nice to know my cartooning major is still paying minor dividends. :-)