Comments on: Cronin Theory of Comics – Last Page Turns Should Be Used Fairly http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:38:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bill K http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/comment-page-1/#comment-868724 Bill K Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:26:01 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/#comment-868724 I'd say The Walking Dead has more than the usual share of 'last page shockers', but many of them are organic consequences of the story. When reading in trade you get swept up in the momentum of the story and it isn't always obvious where the issue breaks are. Reading the monthly as it comes out, though, leads to plenty of "how do I wait a month to see what happens next?" angst. Mark Waid's Return of Barry Allen stands out in my memory as having this same effect. I’d say The Walking Dead has more than the usual share of ‘last page shockers’, but many of them are organic consequences of the story. When reading in trade you get swept up in the momentum of the story and it isn’t always obvious where the issue breaks are. Reading the monthly as it comes out, though, leads to plenty of “how do I wait a month to see what happens next?” angst.

Mark Waid’s Return of Barry Allen stands out in my memory as having this same effect.

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/comment-page-1/#comment-754930 Brian Cronin Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:21:04 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/#comment-754930 Yeah, I'd say that's fair. Yeah, I’d say that’s fair.

]]> By: XBen http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/comment-page-1/#comment-754843 XBen Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:53:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/#comment-754843 I don't know Vaughn so well, but John's has definitely been guilty of this. Issues 2, 3, & 4 of Legion of Three Worlds all ended with sudden "appearances" or "reappearances," with various levels of buildup. It's great to use the last page to hook you for the future, but there are all sorts of ways to create a "cliffhanger" at the end of a story, and I'm sure we all appreciate the variety. I don’t know Vaughn so well, but John’s has definitely been guilty of this. Issues 2, 3, & 4 of Legion of Three Worlds all ended with sudden “appearances” or “reappearances,” with various levels of buildup. It’s great to use the last page to hook you for the future, but there are all sorts of ways to create a “cliffhanger” at the end of a story, and I’m sure we all appreciate the variety.

]]> By: Gary http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/comment-page-1/#comment-744033 Gary Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:14:00 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/03/12/cronin-theory-of-comics-last-page-turns-should-be-used-fairly/#comment-744033 Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning are MASTERS of the last page cliffhanger. Read Nova to see it masterfully used, again and again. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning are MASTERS of the last page cliffhanger. Read Nova to see it masterfully used, again and again.

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