If I had to "take sides," I'm more of a WEIRDO guy, but still... (Also: WEIRDO's not collected *either*!!!)
@ben_towle Thinking more on this from a few days ago. Spiegelman experimental works are all about "comics as comics" 1/3
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@HeerJeet If formal experimentation is what yr seeking from comics, then sure, that Spiegelman stuff is for you. There's no prima facie...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet ...reason to value formal experimentation over other things that can be done w/ comics though, right?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Re. Bagge: the "drawn-ness" of his work is essential IMHO. The formal language of comics DRAWING is his bag, not its STRUCTURE. -
@ben_towle I think that's true of Bagge's best work, but there's lots of stuff he's done where drawings are just placeholders. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet I put him w/ ppl like Bushmiller and Johnny Ryan. I can't see his stuff "translating" to other media in any true way.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Also: what's the impact of that Spiegelman stuff anyway? It didn't change the formal language of comics the way that Eisner,... -
@ben_towle Actually, strips in Breakdown had a pretty big impact on Alan Moore & Chris Ware, among others. - Show replies
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