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minus-squareAnyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWho would have thought that a thing called a “comic” would be funny? It’s not like serious works of fiction using the same format would need a separate term like “graphic novel” or anything. That would never happen.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWhen I was a kid I asked my mom why Superman was in a comic book when he wasn’t funny. The answer is the same.
minus-squareAnyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoYes, I’m sure your mother really has her finger on the pulse of nerd pop culture when it comes to nomenclature. “I asked my mommy” isn’t exactly a compelling argument.
minus-squareJomega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYou can’t call something a graphic novel if it’s only one page long though, so what do you call it?
minus-squareAnyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoA shitty comic. An act of self-indulgence. A desperate cry from an attention starved individual. Take your pick.
Who would have thought that a thing called a “comic” would be funny?
It’s not like serious works of fiction using the same format would need a separate term like “graphic novel” or anything. That would never happen.
When I was a kid I asked my mom why Superman was in a comic book when he wasn’t funny. The answer is the same.
Yes, I’m sure your mother really has her finger on the pulse of nerd pop culture when it comes to nomenclature.
“I asked my mommy” isn’t exactly a compelling argument.
You can’t call something a graphic novel if it’s only one page long though, so what do you call it?
A shitty comic.
An act of self-indulgence.
A desperate cry from an attention starved individual.
Take your pick.