Comic Book Day: Falling into Gutters

Ryan Sohmer’s comic about comics makes merry mockery.

Three times a week, Ryan Sohmer and a rotating crew of artists skewer comics and their industry in the web comic Gutters. From Wonder Woman’s costume to Jim Lee’s managerial style, Ryan’s never at a loss for material, as he told us in a recent interview.

GeekChicDaily: What gave you the idea for Gutters?

Ryan Sohmer: I started getting back into comic books about 5 years ago, and…began seeing all the fun that could be had with characters, creators and the worlds in which they both inhabit, if someone had a bit of parody license and a decent sense of humor. Originally, Gutters was intended to be a single panel gag strip, done by a single artist. Obviously, plans changed.

GCD: Are there any memes in the comic world that you’d consider “too easy” for parody, e.g. jokes about Rob Liefeld not wanting to draw feet?

RS: All the time, and I do try to avoid them when I can. Still, every now and then I’ll take the bait. And in Liefeld’s defense, who needs feet? No one. That’s who.

GCD: What’s the goofiest gimmick you’ve ever seen a company try in order to sell comics? Anything that comes close to being beyond parody?

RS: The poly-bagging practice gets me every time I see it done. What’s the point of that, tell me, when you’re going to spoil it in USA Today the day before release anyways?

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