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12/22/11(Thu)05:50 No.5270424I
love webcomics. I read and keep up with tons. I had no ill-will towards
Homestuck, and was even looking forward to adding another webcomic to
my list. I could not get through the first 50 pages. It bored me to
tears. I literally forced myself to read for about half an hour and then
wanted to rip my eyes out. It was THE most horrible, slow, and boring
intro to any comic I have ever read. Ever. I could not imagine how
anyone could stand this shit. Me and a couple of friends would rage
about how awful it is and why the fuck so many people liked it.
But
then, like you OP, the curiosity set in. One of my friends on tumblr
occasionally reblogged discussions, screenshots, and fanart of it. (and
DAMN does that webcomic get some fantastic fanart, it's nuts) I could
not stand the thought of trying to read it again, so instead to cure my
curiosity, I did what any other lazy person does for quick info. I went on the Homestuck wiki. I
figured I'd just get a little info on who's who, what's what, etc. But
ohgod one page led to another that would lead to another and suddenly
hours had passed and I had a favourite character and followed links to
certain pages in the comic that the wiki highlighted and found some that
were funny or interesting or neat. I was horrified that I actually
started liking this thing I thought was utter shit.
So right now
I'm keeping it secret from everyone I know, especially the people I
used to make fun of it with; they'd never let me live it down. (I'm
over-exaggerating, but you get my point) Still don't think it's the
greatest thing in the world, and there's still a lot of shit that bugs
me about it, and I don't think I'll ever read the whole thing through,
but now I at least somewhat see the appeal, and some of it is pretty
damn brilliant imo.
Just...just wanted to share my closeted homestuck shame. |