LogFAQs > #963053372

I think we all know deep down why this is happening.

And I can speak on personal experience. A few years ago I had a comic subscription where every month a good pile of comics was sent to me. This included Ms Marvel (Kamala Khan), several X-men, Superman Unchained, Batgirl, Female Thor, Green Lantern (Or some spinoff) and Gotham Academy.

I swear, in a lot of these comics it felt like they were talking down to the reader whenever some "social issue" was brought up. Even when it wasn't brought up, the issues they covered was covered in such an artificial way, it was insulting. Hell, I still remember the first few issues of Kamala Khan, how she referred to non-halal meat as "infidel meat". There is not one Muslim I have EVER come across in my life who speaks the way she spoke. And how her rival was some blonde white girl who was constantly teetering on the line of racism.

Or the fact that Kamala's identity was the the reason the whole comic was even made in the first place. It was insulting. I also remember some lines from Female Thor (I think?) where a character had an outburst about pronouns out of nowhere.

Now compare this to Manga. I've been reading Kakegurui recently and its been a fucking ride. Every character was interesting in their own right. Even though this manga is absurd, it still feels like its telling an actual plot with scenes that make you feel like you're on a rollercoaster. Again, they don't give a shit if they could be seen as offensive.

It made me want to watch the live action version and even that stayed true to the original source material to an extent. It was so goofy and fun, something that a lot of comics have failed to capture recently.

Its a shame because I'm not bashing on comics for the sake of it. I spent hundreds on my subscriptions and just got tired of the shit. Now I have THREE boxes of comics I haven't even opened under my bed and I don't know what to do with this shit. Its so depressing.