When I was a kid, I was all about the artwork. I still cared about the story, but what really excited me was the great artists. Fast forward to me recently returning to comics, I had expected - as an adult - to care less about the art and more about the writing. But to my surprise, the artwork still seems to matter more to me. I'd still rather take a mediocre Mark Bagley Spider-Man comic over a well-written Sal Buscema comic.
That's not to say that a good story is irrelevant to me, it's still very, very important. But I simply find that great artwork can distract from a poorly written story in a way that a great story cannot distract from poor artwork. Comics are a visual medium.
Both are important.
But if the comic has bad art, I'll never know if the story is any good, because I won't pick it up.
Comics are sequential story telling first and foremost, so if the art is bad... why even bother with it?
And if the story is boring/underwhelming naturally you'll stop reading/buying the comic right?
So yeah, they go hand in hand.
Last edited by Wollodrin; 09-05-2018 at 03:12 PM.
100% story matters more to me. comics are first and foremost a means of storytelling, with the art there to help tell the story.
But, with comics, there is a significant difference between comics, novels, and movies. Of all these format, in comics the most important part of the sotry telling experience is between the panels. This is where your imagination comes in and creates a continous story where otherwise there is none.
And there have been different relationships between artists and writers. I was listen to how Gerald describes how Mr Miracle is done and that is very different than the classic Marvel style of writing.
But for the long term success, the key thing is that the title presents consistency in style and story for the franchise to be a success, which is why DC was so hellbent on the house look for Superman, for instance.
It helps sell how great the characters are or can be by being engaging as it unfolds events and valuable plot threads.
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