Batman The Dark Knight: Trapped By The Scarecrow

Authors have to employ various techniques in their writing to convey their message to the reader. However, comic book authors face an extra struggle. Having little text and few pages, they have to manipulate their images and the way the text appears to get their message across. The author of Batman the Dark Knight: Trapped by the Scarecrow portrays the complexity of the characters, the motives for their actions, and their similarity through his dark illustrations, frequency of text use, and use of repetition. The first technique the author employs is the use of dark images. This sets the tone for the entire story and without the author having to mention it, the reader knows that the situation Batman is in is not good and the childhood of both Scarecrow and Batman is quite somber. In addition, the darkness makes it easier for the reader to …show more content…
The author of this comic takes advantage of how frequently text is used to allow the reader to better understand a situation. For example, while both Batman and Scarecrow’s pasts are narrated by the same repetition, Batman’s lacks additional text while Scarecrow’s has it. This is because while both these characters face isolation, they face it for different reasons. Batman’s is an isolation due to lack of attention. Because of this, the panels where there is repetition, there is no text. He faces loneliness because his father and mother are never around and when they are they ignore him. He feels lost in the giant mansion he lives in. Scarecrow’s isolation is an isolation from bullying and being misunderstood. Because of this, the panels where there is repetition, there is text. In between the narrations the author includes comments from other characters in the comic laughing at the Scarecrow or making fun of him. This use of text is essential to better understand why Batman and Scarecrow are the way they