We're the United Nations Space Command, and we're looking for a coupla good sailors!Edgerock wrote:
4C's ODST/Spartan rivalry story.
It's that thing that every non-idling TF2 player got, causing much uproar and drama because hats are SERIOUS BUSINESS. Remember now?Delphine wrote:wtf is halo?
It's a franchise.Delphine wrote:wtf is halo?
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Wha-? Do they outsource the whole thing to Korea or something?Dr. Watson wrote:I realize that full animation is a lot more expensive and time consuming than anime
I'm nitpicking but "anime" is not the only form of limited (as opposed to full) animation.Dr. Watson wrote:But it really is annoying how all "serious" animated products based on American franchises these days either are or try to be anime (i think the agreed upon difference between real anime and fake anime is that real anime is at least partially produced in Japan, but im not really sure). Animatrix, the animated Dark Knight prequel, the animated Iron Man film, ect ect. I realize that full animation is a lot more expensive and time consuming than anime, but i just find it pretty unfitting when such a specifically Japanese artform as anime is used on products that have absolutely nothing to do with Japan whatsoever.
Quoted for truth.Dr. BUGMAN wrote:All cartoons are "anime" in Japan, from Tom & Jerry to Akira. This "distinction" is entirely a Western fabrication, and, honestly, baseless.
Whether something's a comic or graphic novel comes down to how it was created and how it gets presented. If the creator intends for it to be digested all in one sitting then it's a graphic novel. If it's intended to be serialized over a long period time with regularly scheduled installments then it's a comic series. But the idea that one form is naturally more mature than the other doesn't make sense and is an invention by the comics industry to legitimize itself amid other forms of art and entertainment.j-man wrote:There is a difference between a comic book and a graphic novel. One is a disposable, two-dollar thrill, the other is... well, a novel. But graphic. You're generally looking at a larger, well-defined storyline, thoughtful and mature handling of multiple characters, and layer upon layer of socio-political subtext. They're comic books for big boys. TPBs get mislabled as graphic novels sometimes, which rubs me up the wrong way.
