Well I'm admittedly not up on most comics as serials of any kind tend to drive me nuts. Had the same problem trying to read Dickens - it makes me want to hit my head against a wall and scream "Get to the point!" I hate soap operas, too. lol
I did/do, however, like a number of the cartoons and certain of the movies. Basically, as an outsider looking in, it comes across like they're trying to be serious and not spoofy/cheesy which then negates the spoofy/cheesy thing. From a serious perspective it ends up feeling very forced. imo