What makes a something "One of the greats?": An Analysis

This from an "Overwhelming praise" point, since user tagging can be wonky at times. I think one of the things that separates One of the greats from generally good comics is when it goes hard on the part that it's good at. Like, the three main things that usually makes a good comic (and not just serviceable) is that it has actual porn in it, its art isn't exceedingly mediocre/bad (subjective), and its plot pretty interesting and not something you'd find on LifeSelector. If a comic's art style is consistently great, its story actually keeps you engaged and interested, or the sex scenes are just that damn good, you'll see a lot of users commenting how much they enjoyed it.

I'd say tags are also important, but more in whether it'll be a popular banger, a good niche, awfully bad, or something that'll 100% be saved on the hard drives of mfers like Ova. Wholesome, feel-good content will usually pick up the slack if you're lacking in one area, but if you have divisive tags (furry, futa, etc) it'll usually hardcap how popular it is. That's why if you compare Area to Funkybun, even though the latter is arguably more visually engaging than the former, Area's plots feel more personal and their tags are pretty non-divisive, meaning their comics receive more immediate praise throughout its development while Funkybun has to wait a day or two to wait for the initial hatewave to die down before receiving generally positive reviews. On a side note, great comics are usually over 10 pages, while high quality ones that are like 5 pages are just regarded as good ones; line goes up and all that nonsense.

On the flip side you have the "no-no" tags, the secret 4th important aspect that separates the good from the notorious. This is separate from divisive tags because it usually incorporates some sort of internal dilemma of how okay it is to be getting off to it. Say what you will about femdom, but you'll never see someone self-censor that word over something like "loly," "mini male," or "very close relatives." It can work in some cases, but it has to be very limited in its titillation/usage and put in overtime on its story and/or art, and even that has its caveats. Breaking in Tim (a banger) isn't in the same pit as Xierra or Sultry Summer because its "mini male" and "Teacher-Student dynamics" aren't the total focal point of the comic's horniness, there's an actual story to follow, and Melkor's art is undeniable fire. Meanwhile, while I can't deny that the art quality for Xierra and Incognitymous is pretty consistent, no amount of art can save the fact their usual titillation explicitly comes from, uhh well… I'm sure Mister Greenfeld will be all too happy to explain that part if and when he sees this. 

Anywho, I made a 4-way venn diagram to illustrate what I mean for all the visual learners and short attention-spanned anons. Feel free to tell me how I'm taking this too seriously or that I misplaced something on the chart. Also shoutout to Fiyo for giving me his thoughts on what makes a good porn comic, thanks man.