esp when realism doesn’t work, comic book ‘realism’ always looks uncanny valley to me bc they’re working under such tight deadlines and there are always missed details or mistakes in the process. stylized art is always interesting and has lots of personality.

Do you mean the Poe Dameron comic ? Because another issue I have with hyper realism in comics is that you miss some of the nuance and facial expression that can come from a stylistic cartoon. With dialogue in comics you need exaggerated facial expression to catch the meaning when there is no audio verbal tone. 

The Poe comics visited so many cool places, and just had so much world building in it, but the art at times varied a lot and they dropped a lot of the early more cartoon esque style that hooked me. First fifteen issues of Poe Dameron balanced realism with cartoon so well….and then compare that to the most recent issues released. 

If you’re looking for more stylized stuff in the star wars realm of comics I highly reccomend Doctor Aphra, The Star Wars Adventures, and Forces of Destiny (The Comics). They do a fantastic job. 

(also I will add that despite some of my criticism I do love the comic artists out there. The industry is tough, art is hard, and some of the stuff they do I could never dream of. I also am very happy to be given an abundance of content by these creators.)  

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