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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Breakfast of the Gods: A web comic starring some -very- familiar characters

Imagine if Alan Moore had chosen old-school breakfast cereal mascots as the stars of Watchmen instead of pseudo-Charlton super-heroes.

[ February 23, 2007, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: Puffy Treat ]

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

It is brilliant, isn't it? [Smile]

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

By the way, you might want to adjust your link so it goes to the beginning page, rather than the last one, to avoid spoilers.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Thanks. Thought I had it set to the Table of Contents. [Embarrassed]

Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :

I read through it. It was pretty good. I never would have imagined the world of cereal characters to be as dark as that is.

Posted by RunningBear (Member # 8477) on :

creeepy.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Surreal.

Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :

I was able to follow this, and it made me realize why I don't read comics. Not because they're too basic; because they have conventions I don't understand and that stop me from understanding the story. (Order of pictures on the page; unstated things about the characters.)

I'll eagerly be awaiting the next twist of Tony's fate...even thought there's no way I'll eat his cereal.

Posted by RunningBear (Member # 8477) on :

Does it continue?

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

He's working on two more books. So, yes...it will continue. [Smile]

Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :

He updates it about once a week or so.

Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :

Will B - Many of my friends have run into the same problem. They were really hesitant about reading comics because it can take some getting used to the format - plus there are a night infinite number of possible variations on the format.

Sequential art is a language, and just like learning any language it takes some practice and exposure to increase your fluency.
Some artists are better than others, but when I got back into comics it took me a few books to get back into the flow of taking in the pictures, dialogue, and captions simultaneously and naturally.

It really does get easier after reading a few books.

Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :

Yeah. There's also a book (I had to read it for my Anime and Manga class this semester) that is called Understanding Comics, which deals with how sequential art works as a language. It's pretty neat. I understand the trouble with reading comics though. I didn't have as much trouble with American comics (since I've been reading them forever), but it did take me a bit to get used to reading manga (which has a different order and sort of language and symbols attached to it).

Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :

It's good to have easy ones to get started. Dang it -- if I start liking comics, that'll be another thing to spend money on!

But it's worth it to see the Freakies tree again.

Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Will B:
Dang it -- if I start liking comics, that'll be another thing to spend money on!

Yep. I know how that goes. [Big Grin]

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

I... got 12 pages in and stopped.

I think I'm traumatised. Thank God All-Bran doesn't have a mascot. Or my bulk granola. Geez.