Alexandria Abbrat
November 15, 2017
Professor Conn
ENGL 2220
Masereel’s “Passionate Journey” and Allan Moore’s “Superman Annual #11” are both works that rely heavily on images and aside from a few thematic elements that is where the similarities end. Passionate Journey is a celebrated work that was revolutionary in how it was comprised simply of pictures but is still today considered as literary art and is respected by many as well as an inspiration to many more. It is a story of life, death, self-discovery, and purpose that everyone in some way can relate to. The sharp woodcut style is edgy and the boldness of it brings the deep emotions to the forefront of the mind when reading it. In a very different way Superman Annual #11 is a story of inner reflection and deep emotions of loss and purpose in life, …show more content…
It has a whimsical quality to it and the bright colors paired with short interludes of purple prose descriptions that make the reading lighter upon first glance but hold deeper themes and meanings. Both of these works make use of color, or the lack thereof in very different ways to get the story and themes that are trying to be portrayed across. What does the use of color and the lack of it bring to the literary table in terms of how this work connects with the story it is telling? Could it be that Masereel wanted a more serious tone and used both the woodcut style and the black and white color scheme to cut straight to human emotion using no words to do this, while Moore went after a bright stimulating color narrative in a fantastical comic format with often flowery moments of introspection to impress a serious story under the guise of a child’s story? Both are effective and give off powerful storytelling in
November 15, 2017
Professor Conn
ENGL 2220
Masereel’s “Passionate Journey” and Allan Moore’s “Superman Annual #11” are both works that rely heavily on images and aside from a few thematic elements that is where the similarities end. Passionate Journey is a celebrated work that was revolutionary in how it was comprised simply of pictures but is still today considered as literary art and is respected by many as well as an inspiration to many more. It is a story of life, death, self-discovery, and purpose that everyone in some way can relate to. The sharp woodcut style is edgy and the boldness of it brings the deep emotions to the forefront of the mind when reading it. In a very different way Superman Annual #11 is a story of inner reflection and deep emotions of loss and purpose in life, …show more content…
It has a whimsical quality to it and the bright colors paired with short interludes of purple prose descriptions that make the reading lighter upon first glance but hold deeper themes and meanings. Both of these works make use of color, or the lack thereof in very different ways to get the story and themes that are trying to be portrayed across. What does the use of color and the lack of it bring to the literary table in terms of how this work connects with the story it is telling? Could it be that Masereel wanted a more serious tone and used both the woodcut style and the black and white color scheme to cut straight to human emotion using no words to do this, while Moore went after a bright stimulating color narrative in a fantastical comic format with often flowery moments of introspection to impress a serious story under the guise of a child’s story? Both are effective and give off powerful storytelling in