• @Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
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    211 months ago

    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.

    • @Jomega@lemmy.world
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      1511 months ago

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

      • @Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
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        11 months ago

        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.

        • @Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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          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.