Zanneck
HAIL NEO ARCADIA!
Okay... Has anyone else other than me heard of this guy and his graphic novels/comics, let alone is one interested in checking them out? At all?? Just wondering, since he's always shilling them in his vids. I'm sure they're great and he's doing well with his business for giving people what they want, don't get me wrong.
Unfortunately, he is also that one guy I remember dissing on a great current running CN effort like Craig of the Creek for rather empty reasons, so I don't know if his word is worth taking seriously at first.
Despite all that noise and how wrong he is (just IMHO, BTW.), he defintiely otherwise knows his stuff and then some quite well, including knowing what the people want that Comics/Graphic novels are currently lacking in nowadays, which is likable, relatable and believable protagonists.
Admittedly, this video from him about separating Mary Sues/Gary Stus from actually likeable and engaging main characters did catch my interest, hence why I'm providing it here alongside the discussion I'm otherwise encouraging in the title of my thread...
Now, if I gotta be honest, however, while this man in question sounds like he has the right idea, I admit I'm concerned about the novel/comic he's shilling throughout this vid, which at first comes off kinda annoying (again, at least IMHO - well, he is still running a business of his own that involves creating good entertainment that he is proud of and wants people to like as much as he did making it, so I won't fault him for that, ever!), despite how well he does otherwise get his point across on what he's discussing.
This is why I created this thread. I'd like to hear from more people like yourselves on the difference between writing an actually engaging & likable main character (MC) over a Mary Sue/Gary Stu, more than anything.
I'm willingly doing this as something to give this video a little more mileage, as well as the discussion I feel it more than encourages, as in is he right or is he wrong? What are your thoughts (whether the video or the subject of writing I'm opening up to discussion on.)??
Unfortunately, he is also that one guy I remember dissing on a great current running CN effort like Craig of the Creek for rather empty reasons, so I don't know if his word is worth taking seriously at first.
Despite all that noise and how wrong he is (just IMHO, BTW.), he defintiely otherwise knows his stuff and then some quite well, including knowing what the people want that Comics/Graphic novels are currently lacking in nowadays, which is likable, relatable and believable protagonists.
Admittedly, this video from him about separating Mary Sues/Gary Stus from actually likeable and engaging main characters did catch my interest, hence why I'm providing it here alongside the discussion I'm otherwise encouraging in the title of my thread...
Now, if I gotta be honest, however, while this man in question sounds like he has the right idea, I admit I'm concerned about the novel/comic he's shilling throughout this vid, which at first comes off kinda annoying (again, at least IMHO - well, he is still running a business of his own that involves creating good entertainment that he is proud of and wants people to like as much as he did making it, so I won't fault him for that, ever!), despite how well he does otherwise get his point across on what he's discussing.
This is why I created this thread. I'd like to hear from more people like yourselves on the difference between writing an actually engaging & likable main character (MC) over a Mary Sue/Gary Stu, more than anything.
I'm willingly doing this as something to give this video a little more mileage, as well as the discussion I feel it more than encourages, as in is he right or is he wrong? What are your thoughts (whether the video or the subject of writing I'm opening up to discussion on.)??