Cronin Theory of Comics
Cronin Theory of Comics - Last Page Turns Should Be Used Fairly
- by Brian Cronin
- Sunday, March 12th, 2006 at 2:56 AM EST
I don’t mind surprises in comics. I don’t mind “twists” either. One thing that I do dislike, and what I think should be avoided in comics is the use of the last page turn “shocker,” where the last page exists strictly to shock you, not to service the story.
These “shockers,” which often get referred to […]
Cronin Theory of Comics - Don’t Be Self Conscious About Writing Superhero Comics AKA “Why Puny Humans No Write Hulk Dialogue?”
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, January 16th, 2006 at 2:55 AM EST
I was re-reading some older Hulk comics the other day from the 1970s, and it struck me, no one writes the “classic” Hulk dialogue anymore. Now, Peter David had an excuse, as his Hulk was not in the vein of the classic Hulk, but that has not been the case for a long while since […]
Cronin Theory of Comics - A Reaction Is Not Enough
- by Brian Cronin
- Saturday, August 27th, 2005 at 2:54 AM EST
here are some spoilers ahead!
So I had really been enjoying the Ultimate Annuals, but with the Ultimate X-Men Annual, I think they hit a snag.
My main concern was the basic concept of the comic, which appeared to be “Let’s kill off Gambit.”
Ya see, I think that is a great example of confusing “significant” with “good.”
Killing […]
Cronin Theory of Comics - Good Characters Should Be Written in Comics
- by Brian Cronin
- Sunday, August 21st, 2005 at 2:53 AM EST
Really, it sounds like a no brainer, doesn’t it?
When one wants to make good comics, one should use good characters.
So if a good character is available, a writer should use it.
However, it appears as though there are those who feel that there is a better idea out there…
To quote Judd Winick, from a nice interview […]
Cronin Theory of Comics - “Avoid the Big Event”
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, December 31st, 2004 at 2:52 AM EST
This really has to do, I think, with the reason why so many writers are doing shorter runs on books nowadays.
When you look back at the “classic” storylines, you are likely to rememeber the “Big Event.”
Heck, DC Comics, in its trade paperback department, has pretty much acted like they did not have any comic published […]
Cronin Theory of Comics - “Keith Giffen As Plotting God - Scripting Devil.”
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, December 29th, 2004 at 2:32 AM EST
As many of you do, I’m sure, I have a few certain theories that I personally view as truths about comic books.
I understand that, for the most part, they are specific to me, but I am egotistical enough to believe that some of them are, in fact, universal theories.
The first one that I will share […]
