Comic Plot Pacing Can Kill A Story
Comic Reviews for the week ending 2/4/2024
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First up, we ran smack dab into a wall with the finale of Sheena: Queen of the Jungle - Fatal Exams #5, so it got me thinking about the increasing troubles the mainstream publishers have with the all-important P-word… Pacing.
Today’s Op-Ed peels back the layers on the two types of pacing that matter most in comics and how poor pacing can be a disaster.
Give it a read!
[Op-Ed] Comic Plot Pacing Can Kill A Story
What do you think? Did you ever wonder why some stories drag and others don’t?
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VAN HELSING: VAMPIRE HUNTER #1 – New Comic Review
STARFINDER: ANGELS OF THE DRIFT #5 – New Comic Review
GRIMM FAIRY TALES (VOL. 2) #79 – New Comic Review
SKEETERS #2 – New Comic Review
[Pick of the Week] CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7 – New Comic Review
KING SPAWN #30 – New Comic Review
ROBOTECH: RICK HUNTER #3 – New Comic Review
THE AGENT #2 – New Comic Review
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