sorakirosaki
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On average I prefer manga because holy shit comics can be so fucking bad, but the best of comics easily kicks manga's ass to the curb. I've yet to read a manga series as good as Watchmen, Arkham Asylum, Hellblazer or Sandman, to name a few.
The annoying thing about the average comic(I'm going to generalize a bit here) is that they try to be super detailed and realistic, but that makes the errors and flaws all the more apparent, and the composition can be stilted and sterile. Compared to the average manga, which can be quite dynamic and visceral western comics can often look like a series of pictures just haphazardly put together with no real thought. The artists/writers don't make good use of the amount of space, control and production values they have. But when they do, the results are breathtaking.
for me what i like about comics that manga doesnt tend to do is how they use there panels my friend has sent me some really cool samples of the flash/hawkeye and moon knight comics that used some really cool minimalistic approaches.
For me i prefer manga over comics because most of the time when i read its fairly bite sized and easy to come back to while in comics generally from what ive read kinda seem more episodic(of course this is just personal opinion) Also for me at a personal level i never got a heart pumping rush in comics i got from reading stuff like one piece or hell even naruto when they unleash special sure kill moves (i really love these things alot and it is probably one f the main reasons why i consume more manga then comics)