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From: tim@unc.UUCP (Tim Maroney)
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Subject: Re: limited series
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Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 15:05:40 EST
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I haven't seen Secret Wars yet, but I bet it will suck.

On the larger issue of limited series -- these are a thing which I consider
very good indeed, and I am glad that they are doing well.  Yes, I know that
in a way they are a crass marketing ploy (since everyone likes having
low-numbered issues), but they are really the comic equivalent of a novel,
more so than the somewhat shorter thing they are calling a graphic novel.
The creative freedom is much stronger in limited series (and graphic novels)
than in normal serial books.

The only thing I don't like about them is the standardized length of four
issues, which is actually more restrictive than a normal serial.  For
instance, I thought that the Jack of Hearts limited series was ridiculously
padded.  A story should be written to its length, no more, no less.
--
Tim Maroney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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