What draws you or turns you away from a comic/story?

@Nugtown Omi
Sun, 16 Jul 2023 05:21:45 +0000

@Nugtown wrote:

Most of all it's stories that are paper thin excuse for sexual fetishes, and to top it all off while that not being the point of the story the author writes like we're too dumb to notice.

When that's not the case I think I have to agree with pretty much everyone else here that expansive world building expo dumps are a total killer. I also don't like stories that also feel like they are written with a tiny worldview where the author is writing like he obsesses over going back to high school every day of his life, or can only write the most sterile basic fantasy stories. Stories that are basically just "well yeah but what if they had POWERS" instantly make me look away.

I will read a lot of comics but don't stay for most of them. I think what I look for is either a lot of expressive artwork, an interesting premise or a compelling narrative. It doesn't need to be action packed, it just needs to have emotional impact and real weight. Stories like that feel like they heal the soul.