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Which makes the comic better? Good writing or good drawing?

Let's say that you could choose from these two:

You can either choose:

"Wolverine versus the transvestite space monkeys together with Punisher and Superman"

Written by worst writer you know

Drawn by Alex Ross

Or:

Daredevil comic written by...um...Alan Moore

And drawn by the worst artist you know

To me, writing is always more important, but comics can do very well with or with out fine artistry, if the story is good. A comic can thrive if the story is feeble, but the art is astounding.

writing is the foundation of a comic book...art what gets your attention but it's the writting that gets you to stay.

Writing...

Drawing for certain people, but the writing in the long run....

Originally posted by CorderaMitchell
Writing...

Drawing for certain people, but the writing in the long run....

go writers scissors go Bendis scissors go Johns scissors go Stan Lee scissors

Writing... even the best drawn comics would suffer without good writing...

without good writing it's just a bunch of pictures.... i've read well drawn crappy story comics.... they suck

saying that i've also read well written crappy art comics..... they can be disappointing as well.... but not so much as the bad story ones

I wonder who said drawing, I guess a picture isn't worth 1000 words after all.

itz hard to say. itz lik pb and j. u need a good balance between tha two.

Ya, it slike the Ultimate X-Men comics. Sometimes they have that anime style that i despise, but the story is so good that I deal with it.

I like some of the ultimates artwork...

Primarily, comicbooks is a visual medium. A well drawn book with a crappy story will always sell. A well written story with bad art goes straight to the discount area.

Originally posted by K Von Doom
Primarily, comicbooks is a visual medium. A well drawn book with a crappy story will always sell. A well written story with bad art goes straight to the discount area.

^cosigns.

best overall comics right now:

1.) Astonishing X-men
2.) Fables
3.) X-men the end
4.) Runaways
5.) Ex Machina
6.) HOM
7.) Captain AmericA

Well for me it's kinda hard to detrermine. Because, if I don't like the art in a comic book, I usually won't even bother reading it, so I am tempted to say the art is more important. Overall, the writing is more important to most people however...

If anyone could actually answer this question it might win them a pullitzer.

Writing, of course...but art is important, too.

I'd give it a 80:20 ratio in favour of writing...cause I can live with a comic book with bad art, but not with bad writing.

Art alone cannot save a comic book...evidenced by that god-awful series, Secret War, by Bendis...featuring the fantastically beautiful paintings of Gabriel Dell'Otto.

Yes, the visuals are absolutely stunning...but if the story ain't up to par, the book, and series, are a failure.

Writing. Some of the art out there is worse than you know. And if really analyzed you can see just how crappy it is.

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Nah, you guys who vote for writing don't know what you are talking about. Definitely the art. Good authors can make millions more by writing either novels or short stories. Obviously a good story adds to the comic book, but while a comic book can be still be understood and enjoyed if you only have a good artist, (witness the scene where Wolverine took Sabretooth out) a comic book without pics is just a short story.

A comic book, essentially, is "comic book n. A book of comics strips or cartoons, often relating a sustained narrative." You will note here, OFTEN there is a narrative, in other words, not always. While this is only one definition, I would argue it is fairly accurate.

Without the story what would you have the art doing? The art can tell a story, but the story is figured out before hand, and the art is adapted to the story.

A narrative simply means that there is a narrator.

Without the writing it would just be an art book. . . or just a book full of random images of the characters.

Originally posted by Pointinel
^cosigns.

best overall comics right now:

1.) Astonishing X-men
2.) Fables
3.) X-men the end
4.) Runaways
5.) Ex Machina
6.) HOM
7.) Captain AmericA

DC has MUCH better writing.

vertigo cm, not dc

DC = asscheeks

SORRY. BUT THAT's MY OPINION.

What about Wildstorm? They have Authority. And aren't both Vertigo and Wildstorm property of DC?

what i meant was dc mainstream is not as good as vertigo and wildstorm

IMO,:

1. Vertigo
2. Marvel
3. Wildstorm
4. DC mainstream
5. Darkhorse
6. Image
7. Devil's due

just my opinion, so dont bash on me

Writing.....................never judge a comic by its glossy, fight scene cover................... cos the cool fight scene aint inside the comic!

I'll buy a book with a sub par story if the art is good, but if the art is lousy I won't.

If I wanted to read without enjoying illustrations along with it I'd read a novel.

Originally posted by Pointinel
vertigo cm, not dc

DC = asscheeks

SORRY. BUT THAT's MY OPINION.

DC has the better writing, marvel has the "wow" factor.

Without words you have a poster book

Without pictures you have a novel

Usually, great writing with average/bad art can still become classics. But while a book with great art and substandard story will sell, it won't be remembered in the long run.

Morlock Massacre had pretty bad art, but it is now one of the most remembered X storylines...........apart from the Dark Phoenix story and maybe one or two others.............

Originally posted by K Von Doom
Without words you have a poster book

Without pictures you have a novel

Usually, great writing with average/bad art can still become classics. But while a book with great art and substandard story will sell, it won't be remembered in the long run.


Agreed...