manga vs u.s.comics

[peterv20]

i take the bus everywhere here in so-cal.there's this guy i see every morning.he has a sketchbook with his american style comic drawings.he's quite talented.one day i had to sit next to him so i said.."nice work,like manga at all?" without looking up he said "manga stinks". is there bad blood between fans?

[alanX]

It basically goes down like this....


Anything Japanese > anything American

So that kid was WRONGGG. And I'm not a fan of either manga.

But I've heard the're is some sort of "rivalry" between the two.

Sort of like the Microsoft Vs. Sony rivalry or whatever, you get the idea.

[Nyororin]

They`re two different art forms, with two different ideals. I can imagine that tastes don`t always overlap.

I can`t say I`m a fan of US comics, but that doesn`t make them any "worse" than manga. It`s all a matter of taste.

[Payne222]

Originally Posted by alanX

It basically goes down like this....


Anything Japanese > anything American

So that kid was WRONGGG. And I'm not a fan of either manga.

But I've heard the're is some sort of "rivalry" between the two.

Sort of like the Microsoft Vs. Sony rivalry or whatever, you get the idea.

....no. You're wrong.
It's not Manga vs American Comics.
They're both comics.
The series itself (Japanese, American, Korean, German, whatever)
is all that matters.

[burkhartdesu]

I find American comics really cheesy... I can't take them seriously.


But manga is also a little over the top. O_o

[Yuna7780]

Originally Posted by Payne222

....no. You're wrong.
It's not Manga vs American Comics.
They're both comics.
The series itself (Japanese, American, Korean, German, whatever)
is all that matters.

I totally agree with you. I also HATE it when somebody doesn't say manga are comics... They are, but with a different name to it.

[cridgit001]

I like them both and think they each have a place. One is not greater than the other to me.

[Bureda]

Originally Posted by peterv20

i take the bus everywhere here in so-cal.there's this guy i see every morning.he has a sketchbook with his american style comic drawings.he's quite talented.one day i had to sit next to him so i said.."nice work,like manga at all?" without looking up he said "manga stinks". is there bad blood between fans?

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Thundercats <3

[MMM]

To me it's like a rivalry between red wine and white wine fans. There is certainly room for both in this world, and there is so much variety within the two classifications...it is really an arbitrary thing to feel like you need to "choose sides" about. Personally I am a fan of both, and plan to stay that way.

[Sinestra]

Im a fan of both and i dont think ones better than the other.