Michiel76

@Michiel76 said:

@Psychotime said:

@Michiel76 said:

Some others i really like for their art is: Serpieri and Manara but be warned this is truly hardcore pornographic but Druuna (by Serpieri) has a great story too.

Lol, stereotype horny Europeans.

Yeah i keep telling my wife i collect these comics for the art heheheBut my genre preferences is indeed, history, fantasy, sci-fi, i'm not that into espionage, suspense etc.

At least you guys can say that you've got more variety. The main problem with American comics is the simple fact that one genre dominates the industry, and it makes it harder for people to find something different. It's not surprising that the average layman here thinks comic books automatically mean superheroes. And it's not really their fault, nor the fault of the industry.I can't really blame the genre when it was the one to keep comic books afloat in the states for decades after the medium was practically locked down in the 50's. Superheroes are cool, sure. But no single genre should be allowed to represent an entire medium. They may have saved comic books in the US a long time ago, but they're hurting it now.

@Michiel76 said:

Some others i really like for their art is: Serpieri and Manara but be warned this is truly hardcore pornographic but Druuna (by Serpieri) has a great story too.

Lol, stereotype horny Europeans.

They become memorabilia on the fireplacemantle for anyone lucky enough to find one. (or been hit by it)

Well said sir!

what does everyone think of Asterix and Obelix?

 It's sad to see how many euro comics have not made it in the USA. But thats not entirely the americans fault since a lot are in italian, french or even dutch, for some reason a lot doesn't get translated so on this i can't blame americans for not giving them a try.
Also the euro comics that are in english are imo not the best euro comics out there.
I've commented in the forums on comicvine on this topic but apparently that thread is dead and nowhere to be found anymore.
 
@Fantasgasmic said:

Sorry to sound closed-minded, but euro-comics have less than no appeal to me. Tintin, 200AD, Judge Dredd, Tank Girl, Revolver, Aserix

I never realised how many people really don't want their characters to age, i for one would applaud to see them age. (of course it will never happen because the publishers would lose their iconic characters and therefore money)

I grew up with the x-men, i remember when Scott Summers was in his early twenties and i was just about 14. I read about him having a relationship with Jean Grey and i hadn't even had my first girlfriend yet. Then my age came closer and closer to his. He got married and had a son, i guess i was about the same age then. Now Scott leads the x-men and i'm 34, i'm guessing i'm a bit older now than he is. My point is that he wont age much more now and i'll probably be reading about him as a leader of the x-men when i turn 60 while he is still in his mid thirties.
I'm affraid that his story has been told, sure he'll probably hook up with jean grey again in the future when she returns from the dead, and maybe have another kid and probably get a divorce get addicted to something but the truth is that i will never see him having to deal with stuff that people deal with when they turn 40, 50, 60 etc.
Maybe most fans don't feel like reading about that stuff, but i think if you really have creative people working for you with talent you can always create new interesting young characters than can attract new (younger) comic-readers.

Oh man should i even get into this......

Let me say as a non-american i truly love america, it's a beautiful country which i visit a lot, either for work or vacation. I love (most) american people (except usa border officers), they are always in for a chat even if you are a complete stranger, they will always greet you when you meet someone in an elevator or such. (although sometimes it feels a little fake)  Always willing to help if you are looking for directions even without asking for it.

Still i do feel that americans have their flag up their @$$, a lot of americans do feel that America is the greatest country in the world and they are not shy about telling you, be it on tv, radio or whatever other medium.
Always proud to be an American,but why just because you just happen to be born there?

In what way is america the best country in the world? Certainly not in poverty rates, i believe 3 out of 10 americans live in poverty. Certainly not on environmental issues, did you know that american cars can not be sold in China because China has stricter environmental rules?
And there are other examples too, gay marriage for example, or their foreign policies.

Even the American constition is not entirely american, a lot of the constitution is based on the dutch and english way of thinking in that time. Since these countries ruled the american east coast before it became independant.

I remember when i was little my grandfather would tell me stories about america and how they saved us in WW2. He really had high regards towards america and its people, they where truly heroes back then, and i realise i would have been speaking german now if america wouldn't have come in and liberated us back in 1945.
But looking back at the last couple of years of foreign policy and can't help but think the america my grandfather told me about is long gone.

Now i'm not saying that where i live everything is great, far from it, i can tell you a lot of my dislikes for my own country, but at least we are not saying we are the greatest every chance we get.