tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post1340768868177427952..comments2024-03-19T06:14:23.325-04:00Comments on Kleefeld on Comics: Indies: The Natural Food Of ComicsSean Kleefeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-64285949995105056552012-02-28T18:40:33.244-05:002012-02-28T18:40:33.244-05:00I think "a WHOLE other ballpark of WTF" ...I think "a WHOLE other ballpark of WTF" could make an even trade for <a href="http://edgeofspace.net/alchemy/?p=2437" rel="nofollow">"Look, Estrogen!"</a>. :-)<br /><br />And personally I do share your perceptions in both food and comics, to a considerable extent. I love eggs, which are made of "eggs," and Rooibos tea which is made with water and a teabag containing "roobios." And although it turns into a rock after 24 hours, traditional bread like you find in France is tastier than the stuff I typically get to make sandwiches from.<br /><br />And comics, yeah, there too the "farm-fresh" stuff usually has more flavor than the highly-processed stuff in slick, flashy packaging from Marvel and DC. It has not always been thus nor, I think, has it been a consistent one-way shift at the big two. But right now, I think Marvel and DC are both about as far from "raw" as they have ever been.Matt Khttp://edgeofspace.net/alchemynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-27494840642932371192012-02-28T13:16:42.546-05:002012-02-28T13:16:42.546-05:00Fig Newtons Ingredient List: Enriched Flour (Wheat...Fig Newtons Ingredient List: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduce Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Figs Preserved with Sulfur Dioxide, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Whey (from Milk), Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil (Adds a Trivial Amount of Saturated Fat), Salt, Baking Soda, Calcium Lactate, Malic Acid, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Potassium Sorbate Added to Preserve Freshness, Natural and Artificial Flavor.<br /><br />Figs are listed there but so is a lot of other crap. <br /><br />But, yeah, Cheetos, Twinkies, and the like are a WHOLE other ballpark of WTF.<br /><br />You're right, too, that "natural" does not necessarily equate with quality. But my personal findings so far have been that the foods I've found that taste better (which, obviously, is a decidedly personal preference) have been more natural in their makeup. The same holds for comics; the ones that I've enjoyed more in recent years tend to be less corporate and more creator driven. It's not that Marvel and DC <b>can't</b> produce good works, but the ones that leave a better taste in my mouth have been independent ones.Sean Kleefeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-19697448320312536682012-02-28T13:00:17.939-05:002012-02-28T13:00:17.939-05:00Fig Newtons are made with fruit and cake. What cou...Fig Newtons are made with fruit and cake. What could be simpler or more natural?<br /><br />I think if you want to talk "unnatural," you're talking about something like Oreos. What are those made with? Or Cheetos. Or Spaghetti-Os. (I'm sensing a pattern here, actually.)<br /><br />Anyway, "unnatural" applies to a lot more than just food. Like sitting in a little cube all day beneath fluorescent lights and staring at a glowing rectangle is natural? That said, though, I think "natural" is overrated. Let's not assume "natural" as entirely interchangeable with "good."Matt Khttp://edgeofspace.net/alchemynoreply@blogger.com