How Not To Run A Comic - Friday, May 13, 1994

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How Not To Introduce Your Characters #13

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mcDuffies says:

Let me recapitulate on characterization:
"Normal", "wacko", "slut", "hates everybody" are not characterizations; they are just snobbish generalizations. If that's the only thing written in your character descriptions, then, my friend, you're not on the way of making a good comic. Be more elaborate, personalities are usually very complex things.
I already hate this Jeff guy. A person who judges his friends like this is hardly to be described as normal. More like "total snob"!

Phalanx says:

Again we see the stereotypes of RL based comic characters. We have the perpetual drunk womanizer, the sexy/slutty chick and the (goth)who hates everyone. Is there no originality left?

Terotrous says:

Remember everyone, there are only four types of people
in the world. If you aren't a wacko, a slut, or a goth,
you must be normal, regardless of how messed up you may be.