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The details and descriptions instilled in comics that I am going to talk to you about, do not do justice to what fantastic things you can find in a comic. It could take days, maybe years, maybe even five minutes; but, I am going to boil mine down to three topics in three different graphic novels. Think you can keep up with that? I think you can keep up with that. The three literary terms I am going to discuss upon are: The idea of framing when it comes to graphic novels, how coloring makes a…

“Split Personality” Ideal masculinity is depicted everywhere in our society from movies to books to comics. It is a socially constructed set of attributes for boys and men to achieve. Some common characteristics include: strength, heroism, audacity, control, lack of emotion, superior, fearlessness, honor, and heterosexuality. In a 1950’s issue of the Vault of Horror, the horror comic, “Split Personality,” depicts the male protagonist, Ed King, as a character of great strength and…

When one typically thinks of comic books or graphic novels such as Archie's or Marvel and D.C. superhero series come to mind. However, it is a common misconception that graphic novel only have the power to convey silly scenarios or fantasy action stories. In reality, there is more to graphic novels than just fiction. Meaning that they can also be of the nonfictional genre and one example of being Maus by American comic book artist, Art Spiegelman. Maus is a two volume-set story of Spiegelman's…

to do this by giving us a more familiar setting, more comprehensive social relations to work with and a more creative lens or point of view to look through. The movie Man of Steel is the latest modern day film production of the classic Superman comic books and unlike the other films, this one focuses on what led Superman to leave his home planet and make a home on plant Earth. The award-winning director Christopher Nolan shows us another part of the story that other film productions of Superman…

Max Allan Collins, a mystery author, is an intelligent and creative writer. Even though he started making comic strips, his mystery works are tremendous. Max was born on March 3rd, 1948. He grew up on 117 Lord Ave., in Muscatine, Iowa. As a child, Max had few hobbies and interests. He adored comic books, music, and movies. He had a collection of about one hundred authentic comic books hanging in his home. Max’s favorite music was rock and roll. He stated that rock and roll would most likely be…

up the night sky calling for Batman to swoop in and save the good citizens of Gotham. Nothing quite captures the imagination like comic book superheroes: seemingly ordinary people with extraordinary abilities and the desire to keep their streets safe. These comics provide a way to escape reality with classic stories of good versus evil with a “super” twist. The comics industry was born in the early 1930s and has made a resurgence over the past decade with blockbuster films such as Marvel’s The…

The fanboy faithful have a lot to get excited about this year. Not only have we had some killer comic book cinema, but there is still half a year left with some fresh new films about lesser known graphic novels. The cherry on this comic book bonanza sundae is that the medium inspiring these films is bringing its A-game this year. Marvel, their Distinguished Competition, and numerous indie publishers have some powerhouse numbers rolling off the presses, and these red-hot rags are going to be…

While creating my “big triangle” I had never realized how drastically styles, especially comics, depict people. Scott McCloud focuses on how we are able to recognize and see human faces even in basic depictions, such as his example of a circle with two eyes and a line for a mouth. Thus, in comics this allows a ton of variety in the degrees of realism and expressionism, which is why so many styles exist, especially regionally. Though it was occasionally hard for me to find an appropriate example…

around his costume. Also, his father, T’Chaka, although he was not shown in most of the films, he showed the greatness of the King with Black costumes with golden color around him. Everett was a agent of CIA, and he was presented as nearly “only” American in the film. He performed uniqueness of the film as a typical officer of CIA with a formal suit. Ulysses Klaue was shown as very tough, but a little crazy man. He looked he has gone through a lot of hard situations. He has a specially modified…

After being available in cinema for about a week, Marvel’s new film Dr.Strange has already becoming one of the most popular movie in cinema now. Even though Dr.Strange is a completely new character for the most of the audience, but combining Benedict Cumberbatch’s unparalleled performance and the excellent special effect, Dr.Strange who is the first super hero to use magic began getting more and more intention. But after so many big production super hero movie, how is Dr.Strange different from…