Jumping Ship for Manga
So I promised an explanation.
And it'll probably help to start from the beginning. That beginning is actually 18 months ago when DC decided to relaunch many of their titles. When that was announced I was willing to wait and see how things played out and sadly I wasn't impressed. Then the #0 issues came out and I CRIED. Oh gods how I cried as my beloved characters where mangled left, right and center. Bruce was safe, as it's pretty hard to mess up such an established character.
But all the robins (past and present) were apparently fair game and holy shit! Yeah, I cried. And then I just didn't care any more. So when I heard about Damian's Death (I haven't been reading INC) my reaction was "meh". The character I knew and enjoyed didn't survive the relaunch, instead he'd been turned in a nasty little shit that abuses/kills animals that no one but his dad wanted to be around. Thus why care when the character dies?
It's just one more example of an on going problem I have with DC comics. Honestly, I haven't read anything since October. Part of me thinks I should catch up, and part of me is going "why bother, it'll probably just piss me off."
When I realized that wasn't reading comics and really needed something, I started looking at manga sites, then I started reading some series I'd been recommended. That's when I discovered Bleach (points to icon) and it was love. There is an anime too and I do recommend both, but I'm talking about the manga because it's what's replaced my DC comics. I still love the Batfamily and I'm not going to stop ficcing the characters, however my involvement IS going to be fanfic (reading and writing).
Now, about Bleach. Why do I enjoy it so much? Because it's everything that I used to get form DC comics and don't now. It's interesting character in a neat setting, dealing with engaging issues both internal as well as external. And....it's VERY slashable :P Okay, so that's really secondary. The big things is I look forward to each new chapter of the manga. I LOVE the story telling. I'm not only engaged, I'm excited and after all the "meh" feelings about DC, I'm really enjoying that.
So there you have it. I would love to meet others in the Bleach fandom and I would enjoy making converts should anyone reading this be inclined to give it a chance. It's always nice to have someone to squee with :)
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And it'll probably help to start from the beginning. That beginning is actually 18 months ago when DC decided to relaunch many of their titles. When that was announced I was willing to wait and see how things played out and sadly I wasn't impressed. Then the #0 issues came out and I CRIED. Oh gods how I cried as my beloved characters where mangled left, right and center. Bruce was safe, as it's pretty hard to mess up such an established character.
But all the robins (past and present) were apparently fair game and holy shit! Yeah, I cried. And then I just didn't care any more. So when I heard about Damian's Death (I haven't been reading INC) my reaction was "meh". The character I knew and enjoyed didn't survive the relaunch, instead he'd been turned in a nasty little shit that abuses/kills animals that no one but his dad wanted to be around. Thus why care when the character dies?
It's just one more example of an on going problem I have with DC comics. Honestly, I haven't read anything since October. Part of me thinks I should catch up, and part of me is going "why bother, it'll probably just piss me off."
When I realized that wasn't reading comics and really needed something, I started looking at manga sites, then I started reading some series I'd been recommended. That's when I discovered Bleach (points to icon) and it was love. There is an anime too and I do recommend both, but I'm talking about the manga because it's what's replaced my DC comics. I still love the Batfamily and I'm not going to stop ficcing the characters, however my involvement IS going to be fanfic (reading and writing).
Now, about Bleach. Why do I enjoy it so much? Because it's everything that I used to get form DC comics and don't now. It's interesting character in a neat setting, dealing with engaging issues both internal as well as external. And....it's VERY slashable :P Okay, so that's really secondary. The big things is I look forward to each new chapter of the manga. I LOVE the story telling. I'm not only engaged, I'm excited and after all the "meh" feelings about DC, I'm really enjoying that.
So there you have it. I would love to meet others in the Bleach fandom and I would enjoy making converts should anyone reading this be inclined to give it a chance. It's always nice to have someone to squee with :)
This entry was originally posted at http://aiyokusama.dreamwidth.org/25049.html. Please comment there using OpenID.