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Reading old X-Men issues made me realize how much decompression has taken over
I pulled out UXM #141 from 1981 last weekend, and that whole Days of Future Past story wraps up in 2 issues. Now we get a 6 issue arc that covers maybe 10 minutes of real time. Do you ever miss when comics packed more into a single issue?
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troythompson19d ago
Honestly, I think this is the same thing we see everywhere now, not just comics. Look at TV shows now - 8 hour seasons that feel like they could have been a 2 hour movie. @hannahw30 mentioned the prices on 90s stuff but the real issue is pacing, people want their time respected. Ngl, I grabbed a 70s Daredevil run recently and each issue has like 3 subplots resolving while feeling complete. It's like we traded substance for splash pages and "cinematic" storytelling that doesn't actually say anything.
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taylor_hayes2516d ago
Did you peep how those old books trusted you to figure things out instead of explaining everything?
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