I chose to read the graphic narratives by Alan Moore- The Watchmen and V for Vendetta. I also went ahead and chose to view the film of V for Vendetta. Both of these novels are written by the notorious Alan Moore and share some similar themes and style. Alan Moore is an iconic comic-book writer from the 1980s. Some would say he changed the way the world views superheroes (Marchese 1). Some major themes that both stories share would be monsters inside of us and freedom and anarchy. The central theme of V for Vendetta is freedom and anarchy. In the novel V takes great pride in being an anarchist. Throughout the narrative, V takes on great actions that show his passion and commitment to this freedom. Norsefire government is the fictional government
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They ask him what he sees, and what he really sees is horrible past. Rorscharch knows that society can’t hide their demons that easily. He hides his demons by wearing the mask. In this panel we see Kovacs looking at the symbol himself. He realizes that this image represents blackness and says that we are alone and there is nothing else (Moore 28). This relates to Eveys panel because she is also alone in a dark place and she has nothing else. Both novels reflect and highlight both the flaws and values of each characters humanity (Marchese 1). In McClouds principles of understanding the vocabulary of comics, he states that the “vocabulary” in comics is through icons. He goes on about abstraction of icons, such as the human face in pictorial icons. Moore illustrates the humans face in both panels as somewhat realistic, but more abstract in style of drawing which is found in many adventure comics with only outlines and a hint of shading (McCloud 29). He goes on about how all imagery or symbolism can be made into a face. He shows a variety of non-organic shapes on page 32. This can relate to Rorscharch’s mask and the scene above. The whole chapter essentially is Kovac’s asking what Rorscharch sees in the symbolism of his mask. When Kovac’s views the mask he sees something completely different than what Rorscharch sees. He sees a dead cat that he once found. The “fat glistening grubs writhing blindly, squirming …show more content…
Both sets of panels are dark and glum, which is relevant to the overall scenarios in each panel. Evey was being tortured and faced her fears, while Kovac’s had a small wake up call of what reality is, and that we are all alone. The mask essentially is a symbol of the demons inside of us.
Works Cited
Bang, Molly. Picture This: How Pictures Work. New York: SeaStar, 2000. Print.
Becraft, Andrew. “Watchment & V for Vendetta: Exploring Challenging Ideas through Complex Characters.” Andrew-Becraft.com. N.p., 18 Nov. 2012. Web. 19 Jan. 2017.
Marchese, David. “Alan Moore on Why Superhero Fans Need to Grow Up, Brexit, and His Massive New Novel.” Vulture. N.p., 12 Sept. 2016. Web. 18 Jan. 2017.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: New York: HarperPerennial. 1994. Print.
Moore, Alan, and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. New York: DC Comics, 1987. Print.
Moore, Alan, David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker, and Siobban Dodds. V for Vendetta. New York: DC Comics, 1988.
They ask him what he sees, and what he really sees is horrible past. Rorscharch knows that society can’t hide their demons that easily. He hides his demons by wearing the mask. In this panel we see Kovacs looking at the symbol himself. He realizes that this image represents blackness and says that we are alone and there is nothing else (Moore 28). This relates to Eveys panel because she is also alone in a dark place and she has nothing else. Both novels reflect and highlight both the flaws and values of each characters humanity (Marchese 1). In McClouds principles of understanding the vocabulary of comics, he states that the “vocabulary” in comics is through icons. He goes on about abstraction of icons, such as the human face in pictorial icons. Moore illustrates the humans face in both panels as somewhat realistic, but more abstract in style of drawing which is found in many adventure comics with only outlines and a hint of shading (McCloud 29). He goes on about how all imagery or symbolism can be made into a face. He shows a variety of non-organic shapes on page 32. This can relate to Rorscharch’s mask and the scene above. The whole chapter essentially is Kovac’s asking what Rorscharch sees in the symbolism of his mask. When Kovac’s views the mask he sees something completely different than what Rorscharch sees. He sees a dead cat that he once found. The “fat glistening grubs writhing blindly, squirming …show more content…
Both sets of panels are dark and glum, which is relevant to the overall scenarios in each panel. Evey was being tortured and faced her fears, while Kovac’s had a small wake up call of what reality is, and that we are all alone. The mask essentially is a symbol of the demons inside of us.
Works Cited
Bang, Molly. Picture This: How Pictures Work. New York: SeaStar, 2000. Print.
Becraft, Andrew. “Watchment & V for Vendetta: Exploring Challenging Ideas through Complex Characters.” Andrew-Becraft.com. N.p., 18 Nov. 2012. Web. 19 Jan. 2017.
Marchese, David. “Alan Moore on Why Superhero Fans Need to Grow Up, Brexit, and His Massive New Novel.” Vulture. N.p., 12 Sept. 2016. Web. 18 Jan. 2017.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: New York: HarperPerennial. 1994. Print.
Moore, Alan, and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. New York: DC Comics, 1987. Print.
Moore, Alan, David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker, and Siobban Dodds. V for Vendetta. New York: DC Comics, 1988.