Below is a list of opinions which I freely admit and honestly hold to, yet at the same time recognize would not be held by most others. I'm of course interested to find out if there are any actually in agreement with me on some of them, but I'm also interested in hearing what opinions you have with respect to the comics industry that you guess would be equally unpopular. Here's your chance to take a stand for what you believe. In alphabetical order, I believe...
- All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder was a better Batman story than The Dark Knight Returns
- Anime and Manga are aesthetically homogenous and less interesting as a result than the diverse breadth of Western art styles
- Black and white comics are incomplete until they become fully colored
- Continuity should never get in the way of good story-telling and the concept of a single shared universe ought to be abandoned in favor of numerous Elseworlds-style imprints equally “real” with respect to one another
- Digital comics are the real version and the physical copy in merely a spare printout
- Ed McGuinness and John Romita Jr. are among the worst artists in the industry today
- Females should be depicted visually in an idealized and unrealistic manner, possessing petite frames, gorgeous faces, and ample breasts
- Greg Land is one of the best artists in the industry today, particularly in his depiction of females
- Heroes and other characters put forth as a moral example should not be depicted as homosexuals (except as a clearly acknowledged character flaw) and should never be depicted as transsexual
- Heroines should not be depicted in a manner which deliberately subverts ontologically predefined gender roles (as opposed to socially arbitrary ones) or diminishes their femininity, and should never be written in such a way as to advance a Feminist agenda or philosophy
- Infinite comics which take advantage of the unique opportunities of the digital canvas should represent the vast majority, if not totality, of the comics medium
- Marvel heroes are generally less interesting particularly because of the pathos infused into their character as opposed to the DC heroes which are more archetypal and iconic, serving not as relatable characters but rather the gods of a modern mythology to whom one can look up at
- Star Wars: Republic comics chronicling the adventures of Quinlan Vos and the entire series of Star Wars: Legacy (both by John Ostrander) are superior to the actual films themselves
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