I'm going to take some time to explain what I like to call 'COMIX FOR SHIT', or 'POOP COMIX'! I of course mean comics you read will taking a nice orderly squat.
It takes a very specific mindset to create a poop comic, whether the creator is conscience of it or not. Seeing as how the ideal goal of these kind of stories is to hit you with maxxx amount of entertainment in a condensed amount of time, I almost think that little to no foresight for what is going to happen next is required to make it completely work, just total fire and forget comix spontaneity... if you have to think too hard about drawing it, then people are most likely going to think too hard about reading it. The pages have to be hard and fast, fleshing out the characters/environment or whatever isn't truely needed. It should almost be a polaroid of a different world, any history should be implied (if anything), not dwelled on... the NOW is more important then the BEFORE.
Aesthetically, panels should be big, and the way the characters look should hit you with what they're all about right off the bat with no pause. Color is a big no. Story-wise, if something truely amazing doesn't happen every three pages then you have failed as a poop artist. If I don't see a cow puking gasoline, or some dude shooting out fetuses through the pores in his hand, then I'll get bored, put down your shitty shit comic, and just whack off to the copy of Esquire sitting in the bin next to the toilet!!
PRIME EXAMPLES OF POOP COMIX:
LEGENDS FROM DARKWOOD by Christopher Reid and John Kantz (Antarctic Press)
Perhaps, nay, THE quintessential poop comic. It's about a town founded on an industry of unicorn meat, until one unicorn snaps and starts burning shit down. Other stuff happens, like a unicorn hunter who loses her magic uni-tempting powers after she gets drunk and loses her virginity. Truely the most amazing story squat I have read in my existence. Even at 142 pages, you can read this book in like 15 minutes!
EATMAN by Akihito Yoshitomi (translated and release stateside by VIZ)
It's got a dude who can eat anything, and shoot it out of his hand for later use. Classic mid-90's era poop gold manga.
SLUT GIRL by Isutoshi (can't remember)
Truely horrible porn, but truely amazing shitting material. It's about a nerd who meets a slut and they pork a lot. Fucking awesome layouts too.
Of course, you could argue that most of these things are what can make BAD, vapid, empty comix, but I dunno... they are also a huge part of what makes comics so appealing in the first place, and shouldn't be ignored. Whackiness and fun are integral cogs of what makes pages tick. Plus, nobody wants to read Chester Brown while taking a dump!
Mother's Day 2024
Dairyu
@ 7:03 PM May 14th