That’s not particularly exclusive to comics. Jokes in general are infinitely re-hashable, which is fine as long as the comedian puts in the effort to make it their own and doesn’t just steal the joke and try to pass it off as their own.
i mean look at the difference between i want a new drug and ghostbusters. ray parker jr doesn’t just rip off huey lewis and the news, he adds some original new sections and it’s damn good music.
That’s not particularly exclusive to comics. Jokes in general are infinitely re-hashable, which is fine as long as the comedian puts in the effort to make it their own and doesn’t just steal the joke and try to pass it off as their own.
i mean look at the difference between i want a new drug and ghostbusters. ray parker jr doesn’t just rip off huey lewis and the news, he adds some original new sections and it’s damn good music.
And that’s exactly what I don’t see in most comics :(