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Originally Posted by Tangram
You can generalize the comics from any culture. Comics from the US tend to be more shallow, with less absolute continuity.
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Where does that come from? "tend to be more shallow"...compared to what? Did you read Watchmen?
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Originally Posted by Tangram
They tend to either be superhero-focused, or the occasional slice-of-life (like Archie). There is less of a market for comics in the US, so you don't see a ton of variety. The art is more 'realistic', and it seems that US comic artists feel that it's a lot harder to draw in the US style.
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Don't confuse Archie with more serious titles. That's like saying saying Japanese comics aren't serious because of Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan. You are mixing apples and oranges.
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Originally Posted by Tangram
Comics have a greater fanbase in Japan, so you're going to see a lot more variety there. There are a ton of genres in Japanese comics. They tend to follow a closed storyline and end with the main character having some sort of epiphany. The artwork is obviously different - more idealized. That's how art in Japan always has been.
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This is an incredibly boiled-down take.