canofhumdingers wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:02 am
How is this any different than Chibi Godzilla Raids Again or Goji-ban on YouTube?
Yup...and that sums up the problem in a nutshell.
LSD Jellyfish wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 3:46 pm
It's also worth reiterating that this "expirementation" isn't an American trend.
Who said it was?
All sorts of Japanese Godzilla comics, specifically the Godzilla Comic, Godzilla Comic Strikes Back, and the Big Comic, have a variety of stories and themes, ranging from historical reinterpretations, to dark fantasies, to even light erotica.
Yeah, no shit. Thanks for enlightening me though.
As I said, I'm fine with "experimentation" (
GvsMMPR,
Half Century War,
Godzilla in Hell, Rage Across Time, Gangsters & Goliaths, and a lot of these
Rivals VS comics have been pretty "far outside the box" and I've enjoyed them...they're vastly different stories and artists. And I'm open to this "Godzilla/pirates" concept coming up as well). But when experimentation falls off the rails with silly off-putting artwork or juvenile writing, then you end up with junk like
Godzilla: Oblivion &
Monsters & Protectors/All Hail the King. And the profit margins on these comics are razor thin when compared to a few bad films.
kaijukurt wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 10:52 amThere are art styles I haven't liked, but I just never felt the need to really go after the artist because I sort of accept it's not really my thing. There's also been a lot of covers, and indivudal comics, that I think are flat out ugly/bad/not my thing.
Again folks, what's with this "people just have different opinions and tastes in regards to X,Y,Z" that everyone seems to love falling back on around here? That's not the issue here. My concern stems from a QC standpoint...when these standards go down for the sake of "experimentation/something different", that's how something like
Godzilla Oblivion and Monsters & Protectors come to fruition.
I'm glad you're still keeping this mentality though, the creators need all the support they can get.
I hope these books do continue for a long time. Again, it comes down to basic quality/QC question for me. Notice I don't really mind that some seem to really like
Rodan vs Ebirah or
Biollante vs Destoroyah...while I didn't care for those particular issues, they were at least drawn and written competently and not in an embarrassing manner.
I heard the exact same type of retorts/lecturing a few years back when expressing similar reservations in regards to
Godzilla: Oblivion...and look how that turned out. The fallout from that book bled over into the
Rage Across Time...sales went way down, and we got nothing as a result for quite a few years. So I'm not trying to be Debbie-downer for those who like
Monsters & Protectors /All Hail the Kingor this new
War for Humanity book....just very concerned about history repeating itself when shoddy work seeps through and could potentionally sink everything.