The US -manga-biting has been going on since the early 90's.
Enough of the artists saw that manga was doing great stuff with layouts, etc. but no one took the time to actually learn the craft- that's why the modern US superhero comic is full of posing, really close close-ups, and speed lines (Jim Lee, I'm looking at you).
The more recent wave of artists have a better grasp of it all, but that's because they cut their teeth elsewhere- whether we're talking independant comics or online galleries- so we get stuff like Runaways, Mary Jane, etc. with better art.
What the US comics -haven't- figured out, is that a continuous storyline, by the same author, is consistently stronger than jump-ship story arcs by multiple writers. That's why mediocre stuff (Bleach) can still whomp US comics regularly.
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Date: 2010-02-04 09:59 pm (UTC)Enough of the artists saw that manga was doing great stuff with layouts, etc. but no one took the time to actually learn the craft- that's why the modern US superhero comic is full of posing, really close close-ups, and speed lines (Jim Lee, I'm looking at you).
The more recent wave of artists have a better grasp of it all, but that's because they cut their teeth elsewhere- whether we're talking independant comics or online galleries- so we get stuff like Runaways, Mary Jane, etc. with better art.
What the US comics -haven't- figured out, is that a continuous storyline, by the same author, is consistently stronger than jump-ship story arcs by multiple writers. That's why mediocre stuff (Bleach) can still whomp US comics regularly.