But then we look to the world like
The Walking Dead. Here we have an interesting dynamic between the real and not real.
The humans in the story are very real, trying to survive in this world, but the world
is filled with the living dead, with no explanation for how they came back from the dead.
What do we feel when we view these characters? For us, it is a mixture of hope and dread.
We hope the characters survive, as time goes on we learn to empathize with them, but we know
that time is running out for some. When we view these comics, the characters are more detailed,
and less cartoony, but the wide range of characters lends us the ability to connect with at least
one. With that character, we read the comics, making our own choices in regards to what should be
done to survive, and like some characters, becoming bitter and hateful to some characters written
in the comics. This kind of scopophilia is interesting, in terms of its range of emotions. We hate
to see what comes next, but we can't look away. For some, these characters are as real as you or me.
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