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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You can't call something a graphic novel if it's only one page long though, so what do you call it?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

A graphic anecdote?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Plotline? You're giving this low effort, meaningless shit too much credit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Your "humblest user" award is in the mail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Ah, cool, a new toxic user to block.