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>Le three dimensional characters.
This is a complete and utter meme. Adding pages worth of backstory and tragedy does not mean a character is well-written. Look at Spider-Man. He's not particularly deep, beyond making a tragic mistake. He's just a normal guy trying to make it through life and do the best he can do. His strength as a character comes from his ability to rise up and do the right thing. His steadfastness to being a hero isn't realistic, but he's well written regardless because it's his struggle to do good despite all that happens to him is the selling point of the character, not how realistic he is.

>> No.20673164

>>20673140
alan moore is a repressed homosexual

>> No.20673175

>three dimensional means pages of irrelevant backstory

It's don't

>> No.20673286

>>20673140
This the dumbest thread I read, ty op.

>> No.20673304

>>20673286
>No argument

>> No.20673376

>>20673140
It depends. In comics I would tend to a agree with you because of form really being for simple archetypes and popular ideas. Like puppet theatre.

>> No.20673408

>>20673140
if you think depth=backstory, then you might just be too stupid to have reading as a hobby

>> No.20673723

>>20673140
Alan Moore should not by any means be considered a serious artist

>> No.20674163

is there a way to pirate this masterclass?

>> No.20674465

>>20673408
Then what is depth to a character?

>> No.20674771

>>20673140
>Spider-Man
>>>co

>> No.20675223

>>20673140
aaaaa

>> No.20675237

>>20674465
Contradictory qualities. A character that has strong impulses that move at cross purposes has to choose between them and these choices themselves add depth to the character throughout the story.

>> No.20675270

>>20673164
Do you have anything worthwhile to say?

>> No.20675828
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20675828

>>20673140
>everything must be grey and vague and muddled
>cause that's realistic

>> No.20675831

>>20675237
A character doesn't need contradictory qualities to be deep
See: Jesus Christ

>> No.20675832

>>20675237
That is not depth.

>> No.20676071

>>20674465
It's personality. What does a character want? Can you imagine how a character will act in a situation? Can you guess what shows they would like? The character needs to be able to exist without context. So, if you want to get ironic with it, depth=no backstory.

>> No.20676084

>>20675831
>Fully human
>Fully divine

>> No.20676116

>>20673140
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C8h4CjwmAOA
>Hurr durr superpowers are useless! Super speed just makes you a super wagie!

>> No.20676124

>>20675237
>Contradictory qualities.
Too many times this just means a painfully inconsistent character.

>> No.20676244

>>20675828
Moore's novels have clear good and bad. It's just that he writes anti-heroes in the stories.