Liking indie comics DOES make you cooler

Author: figaro

Date: March 2, 2008

by figaro
3-02-08
Sorry Dumas, it's just a fact of life. I've picked up countless girls at coffee shops by ostentatiously reading Optic Nerve. How many times has that Ultimate Sub-Mariner helped you pull ass?
I tend to agree with Noah Berlatsky. It's hard to get excited about the kinds of stuff Dick Hyacinth likes when so much of it seems boring, pointless and badly drawn.
I have a hard time telling what makes one boring, badly drawn "slice of life" comic better than other examples from that subgenre. I find Evan Dorkin funny sometimes, but otherwise...
To stretch my weak analogy, I've been told that I'm not a "real" punk fan because I like melodic stuff by people who can tune their guitars (London Calling by The Clash, to cite one obvious example)..