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this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024
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Comics don't have to have a joke, they can just tell a story. This is a nice story of two people who care for and support each other in spite of discovering their selves and life goals don't sync with continuing the original relationship. They manage to break up the romance with each feeling freed rather than dumped, so they can continue to be friends. Hopefully their eventual new partners will appreciate this.
The artist / writer literally mentions their joke in the bonus panel and they'd "die if they stopped being funny".
The funny part is supposed to be: my wife is single.
Who would have thought that a thing called a "comic" would be funny?
It's not like serious works of fiction using the same format would need a separate term like "graphic novel" or anything. That would never happen.
You can't call something a graphic novel if it's only one page long though, so what do you call it?
A graphic anecdote?
A shitty comic.
An act of self-indulgence.
A desperate cry from an attention starved individual.
Take your pick.
Do you still "dial" a phone number? We haven't used actual dials in forever.
Ever clicked a URL? Well, it's actually a URI now.
Ever seen a soap opera? They don't have anything to do with soap anymore.
I think from a technical standpoint, this is a cartoon, but that typically implies animation in the year 2024. Comic strip is acceptable lingo, even if the depiction lacks an overt comedic device.
Does it still get to be called a comic if it lacks any entertainment or artistic value?
Is there a better term for a paneled, storytelling, drawn art?
Does this piece of shit really count as "storytelling"?
Yes.
Yes. I think Ben Garrison's bullshit is still a comic too.
When I was a kid I asked my mom why Superman was in a comic book when he wasn't funny. The answer is the same.
Yes, I'm sure your mother really has her finger on the pulse of nerd pop culture when it comes to nomenclature.
"I asked my mommy" isn't exactly a compelling argument.
Comics aren't nerd anything, they've been mainstream since the 1930s, honey. And a large number of them haven't been comical, although there are plenty which are. This one may be modern but it's nothing really new. The same story could have played out in a hetero relationship between supportive adults as far back as my mother's era. I wasn't using her as an authority, just a representative of the populace. And to note that only a little child thinks comics have to be funny. This one may be modern but the story here isn't all that new. It's personal and fresh to the author, and I'm happy for them that their life is working out so well, but the plotline is straight out of a 1950s romance comic.
Plotline? You're giving this low effort, meaningless shit too much credit.
Hey how about instead of picking fights on the Internet, or even while picking fights on the Internet, why don't you go to your nearest blood bank and donate a pint like I'm doing now?
Your "humblest user" award is in the mail.
Not wanted. Get your ass out there and give a pint. You'll be glad to know they're not excluding for Mad Cow anymore, so you should be fine.
Ah, cool, a new toxic user to block.