Fantasy Comics vs Sci- Fi Comics

_calm 2021-08-12 18:50:01 UTC #1

Theres the thread name, lay down your opinions down below.

I prefer Fantasy as I can do more stuff with it and also the lack of technology can create some more interesting and convoluted scenarios for the main characters that require some planning and wit on the authors part.

Also, I suck at drawing anything modern, so forget about them giant mechs and airships!

CommanderMarty 2021-08-12 18:52:45 UTC #2

I like both and I can draw both, I do slightly prefer sci-fi though because I find I can more creatively express my ideas and I think there is too much fantasy stuff out there.

arxianfall 2021-08-12 18:56:05 UTC #3

I don't really have a preference but I'm disappointed when they go all cosmic threat level. This plagues both genres.

I enjoy sci-fi that hits close to home, more to do with the personal and the mundane. And in fantasy that's something rarely done.

_calm 2021-08-12 19:00:20 UTC #4

maybe cause fantasy seems like its always set in medieval times and that's surprisingly much further away than whatever sci-fi has in store for us. or at least less relatable

CommanderMarty 2021-08-12 19:01:15 UTC #5

I am more of a fan of merging fantasy and sci-fi then just those genres alone

_calm 2021-08-12 19:14:18 UTC #6

like robot elves from outer space.
Or how about Biker Mice from Mars?

Mallory 2021-08-12 19:17:40 UTC #7

If done well, I don't think I have a strong preference for reading one over the other, but I find a lot of Fantasy really doesn't... get creative with the whole fantasy part of it. Like, woo, it's Lord of the Rings + DnD and dragons are the good guys. I haven't seen this one before, nope. I think sci-fi inherently gets more creative because there's more "genre-defining" works of the same caliber - and they kind of end up fostering creativity because of how much they clash with one another.

For writing I basically always choose sci-fi, even if it's the Clarke's 3rd Law kind of sci-fi (sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic). Actually, I absolutely LOVE stories that have characters exploring the world-building aspects of the story and trying to understand it (i.e., the scientific mindset).

Kaydreamer 2021-08-12 22:17:49 UTC #8

It's not done as often, but I love it when a setting is a combination of both! She-ra pulled this off wonderfully in Season 5. Star Wars would have to be the most famous example, the Force is a magic system. As are biotics in Mass Effect.

My own story's universe is a combination of fantasy and sci-fi. I have a spaceship full of elemental mages, and the plot is linked deeply with the magic system.

BOMB 2021-08-12 22:22:59 UTC #9

That's very true, and it's kinda why I wrote my book Pitch. It's a modern fantasy story that never becomes about the fate of the world.

Legendofgenii 2021-08-12 22:45:18 UTC #10

I love both. If there’s adventure and cracking characters I’ll enjoy it.

N1ghtm4r3 2021-08-13 00:05:17 UTC #11

im in the middle of this as both have their good and fails... its just got to be interesting

CommanderMarty 2021-08-13 02:54:48 UTC #12

both my dude or dudette.

Demy 2021-08-13 03:01:13 UTC #13

Personally, I'm a fan of just mixing both genres lol.

But I do have a slight preference for Fantasy if I were to just choose one. Its a pretty flexible genre

SagaHolmgaard 2021-08-13 04:47:36 UTC #14

I like both, but fantasy will always be my favorite! I also like historic fiction, so to me fantasy in a well-researched historic setting is the best!