Top 10 #6: You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry

[superboyprime]

"With the ABC books I was trying to do comics that would have perhaps appealed to an intelligent 13-year-old, such as I'd been, and would still satisfy the contemporary readership of 40-year-old men who probably should know better." - Alan Moore

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Comments

[crinos]

See, if they ever bring the Purple Girl back as a good guy. I think having her be a super powered hostage Negotiator like the guy here would be a great use for her.

[laughing_tree]

Paul Cornell has a line about why he hates in-jokes: "This is something you'll recognize" isn't actually funny and therefore isn't a joke.

The visual gags in Top 10 basically fall into two categories: Ones that extrapolate on what a city of super-civilians would be like, like an ad for a flowing cape dry-cleaning service or a sign encouraging people to donate both blood, ectoplasma, or hydraulic fluid. And ones that are just "Hey, someone you'll recognize."

The former are a lot of fun. The latter make me want to bang my head.

[lordultimus]

Eh, considering the difficulty in creating unique character designs that stand out, and the whole point of the series is that every citizen in a city of thousands if not millions could have their own comic series, I can understand just using references.

[laughing_tree]

I should clarify I mean background gags, not stuff like the Seven Sentinels here. Background gags don't need to stand out.

[captainbellman]

The creator of "Where's Wally" might disagree with you...

[starwolf_oakley]

IIRC, the "protect her from Caesar" is a plot point in a later issue.