>>103982979>>103983085>>103983299>>103983414>>103983551>>103983780>>103984009When people complain about politics being present in modern comics as opposed to old comics, its not in the sense of absence of political tinge or political bent or political messagery, its the modern absence of utilization of elements to further benefit the overarching narrative of the story itself.
In modern comics, theres been a key lack of a specific form of nuance in which the politics, while present and a focus, are integrated in such a fashion that they're damaging the story itself and negatively impacting the viewers enjoyment of the media.
THATS the problem. The problem isnt intrinsically "politics" being present, the problem, and what people truly mean when they refer to comics being so "political" is this, that the politics are in the way of telling a good story, that they are instead utilizing the story as a soapbox to preach their political beliefs with disregard for character (and character background, character nuance, and character relationships), and the story being told (and the nuances of said story itself).
More succinctly put, old comics were primarily targeted to entertain, with political angles leaking through via the writers own personal beliefs but nonetheless being utilized to tell an engaging narrative for the purpose of entertainment. More often these days, this is not the case, its not that the politics are influencing the creators writing and as such are a natural extension of his pen, its that said comics, even extending this to games, movies, TV, and books, are now being used to vent impotent rage at the perceived "other" and the perceived political "enemy", not to entertain, but to grandstand sanctimonious moral stances to the audience.
When you try to post these old examples, you're fundamentally misunderstanding the problem people are having. Yes, most dont explain their views as detailed as this, but this is well and truly what they mean.
