Does bad art stop u from reading a comic?

[carloswebcomic]

Totally. I do not read comics with bad art. It bugs me.
It may not be a popular opinion, but that's the way I roll, muthafuckas!

Mind you 'bad' art is subjective, but to me, inconsistent, confusing art is what really makes me flaccid.
Anyway, I still don't understand about what example you're talking about. The one with the flat grey colour?
Nah. Looks unfinished.
The one with the green streaks looks way, way better.

[monotone_ink]

Not so much 'bad' art, but rather unreadable formats or unsatisfying to the eye.

If your sense of composition is good, and everything is clear, and that I know what the author is going for, then I'm fine with it.

Look at the art from the original One Punch Man and Mob 100 manga - it's terrible, but the author knows his composition and makes things readable.

[Mane]

To be honest, it can, yes, but if the premise or the plot is good enough, I can look past it. On the other hand, fantastic art is also not enough for me to pick something up. I think Yusuke Murata is a great artist, but that still didn't convince me to start reading Eyeshield 21.

[quakeulf]

Only if the plot/story/characters/delivery are equally bad, and by bad I mean there's nothing I get back from reading it, like I've seen it done better before or it doesn't add anything new or interesting for me.

Nobuyuki Fukumoto draws ugly characters but he manages to make a mahjongg-game so captivating I've been reading the same match for the past few years now (Akagi). Hugleikur Dagsson draws stickmen but it's still hilarious.

[edit] I forgot to distinguish between lazy and bad art. At least Fukumoto puts a lot of effort into what he creates in terms of characters, plot and setting, and Hugleikur's style is perfect for his jokes, which are very clever and the contrast between his art and his jokes makes for a very good delivery. There is no excuse for lazy art if you can do better. Simple drawings are fine but it has to be made up for by everything else.

[Zanreo]

Not necessarily, I can still read a comic with "bad" art if it's otherwise funny/has a good story, plus art can always improve as the comic goes on. Though art is often one of the first things to draw me to a comic. But if it's good otherwise, the art would only be a complete dealbreaker if it literally hurt my eyes to look at (overuse of super bright colors, ect)

[jono_thompson]

I'm attracted to a comic because of it's art, I don't read manga because I don't like the visual style - has to be an amazing story for me to get into it. I would say I can be quite narrow in the style that I like - usually a similar style to my own. I'm someone who appreciates the art of a comic more than the story, it makes more of an impact on me - doesn't mean I don't like a comic with a good storyline.