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* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo (Comic Book)|Usagi Yojimbo]]'' had a bit of unevenness in the beginning: in addition to being a bit more violent than it is now, non-mammals and humans are seen in crowd shots and two human/oids have speaking roles [[Humans Are Bastards|(they're both villains)]]. Currently the only non-mammal characters are Lord Hebi, [[Snakes Are Evil|a giant snake]], and his human boss Lord Hikiji, [[The Faceless|whose face hasn't been seen in ages.]] I can only speculate what foreigners could look like since [[Misplaced Wildlife|lions, tigers, and rhinos]] already live in Japan. |
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo (Comic Book)|Usagi Yojimbo]]'' had a bit of unevenness in the beginning: in addition to being a bit more violent than it is now, non-mammals and humans are seen in crowd shots and two human/oids have speaking roles [[Humans Are Bastards|(they're both villains)]]. Currently the only non-mammal characters are Lord Hebi, [[Snakes Are Evil|a giant snake]], and his human boss Lord Hikiji, [[The Faceless|whose face hasn't been seen in ages.]] I can only speculate what foreigners could look like since [[Misplaced Wildlife|lions, tigers, and rhinos]] already live in Japan. |
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** Stan Sakai has stated that he regrets having made Hikiji human. |
** Stan Sakai has stated that he regrets having made Hikiji human. |
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* The first few ''[[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]]'' stories are very odd to read in comparison to later installments, thanks to [[John Byrne]]'s writing. Under Byrne, Hellboy uses a [[Private Eye Monologue]] to describe the story, tying him more closely into the [[Nineties Anti |
* The first few ''[[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]]'' stories are very odd to read in comparison to later installments, thanks to [[John Byrne]]'s writing. Under Byrne, Hellboy uses a [[Private Eye Monologue]] to describe the story, tying him more closely into the [[Nineties Anti-Hero]] archetype. When Byrne left and Mike Mignola, the series' creator, took over dialogue in addition to plotting and art, this form of exposition vanished. |
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* While [[Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman's]] ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' has always taken place in the [[The DCU|DC Universe]], early issues were much less shy about depicting the title character interacting with other DC characters. Hell, the first story arc features Dr. Destiny as the [[Big Bad]], as well as [[Hellblazer (Comic Book)|John Constantine]], [[New Gods|Mr. Miracle]], [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Etrigan]], and [[Batman|the Scarecrow]] in supporting roles and/or cameos. For the bulk of the series, the Endless and associated characters more or less exist in their own continuity. |
* While [[Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman's]] ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' has always taken place in the [[The DCU|DC Universe]], early issues were much less shy about depicting the title character interacting with other DC characters. Hell, the first story arc features Dr. Destiny as the [[Big Bad]], as well as [[Hellblazer (Comic Book)|John Constantine]], [[New Gods|Mr. Miracle]], [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Etrigan]], and [[Batman|the Scarecrow]] in supporting roles and/or cameos. For the bulk of the series, the Endless and associated characters more or less exist in their own continuity. |
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** In addition, while the comic was always very dark, the first story arc was closer to a straight-up horror comic. |
** In addition, while the comic was always very dark, the first story arc was closer to a straight-up horror comic. |
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