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saying the main focus of comics is the photos, not the text. 2. An important claim found in McCloud is the authors definition of comics. He defines it as sequential art containing any kind of style, quality, or subject matter. Another claim is that the basic difference between animation and comics is that “animation is sequential in time but not spatially juxtaposed as comics are.” The author also states that “it doesn’t have to contain words to be comics.” Meaning that comics are based upon…

Comic books on the surface appear to be simple. However, beneath that surface lies much more depth than the images give off. The making of comics and how each individual scene is drawn, and laid out has much more complex workings than most readers would expect. Ella Cinders by Bill Counselman and drawn by Charles Plumb is one such example of how much depth and thinking goes into making comic strips. The strips themselves talk about the adventures of a woman named Ella. Beneath that, every little…

Johnna Rizzo.Rizzo is a well known writer who resides in Washington D.C. This article discusses comic books and why they have become popular. Comic books became popular in the 1930’s, during a time of hardship known as the Great Depression. During the Great Depression, comic books became a way for anyone who needed some sort of cheering up. It did not matter who they were and their age, or status, the comic books were there for everyone to feel relief. People saw comfort in these superheroes…

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…

Understanding Comics contains a seemingly endless array of concepts involved in the comics process. Scott McCloud illustrates the driving forces behind the formation of comics while breaking down how they are to be interpreted. He simplifies very involved concepts and successfully opens the reader’s mind to see the world of comics in a new light. Scott McCloud’s theories and concepts are explained in-depth. He divides Understanding Comics into sections that reveal information regarding the use…

work, she introduces a concept for her readers to grasp, then she inserts another idea that causes the reader to look at the two concepts in different lights. Two poems that she has written that do this are, “At the Tourist Centre in Boston” and “Comic Books vs. History (1949, 1969)”. Another way she uses contrast is showing a gradual change in a character and outlook over time. One poem that is a prime example of this is, “Later in Belleville: Career”. Atwood is notorious for many styles of…

a local comic book shop, I thought to myself “what am I going to read today”. I walked into the store not knowing what I was going to get, so I started looking around and found several different brands of comics. There was Marvel, DC Universe, and Dark Horse Comics. I looked at them all and it was crazy there were so many good titles like “Deadpool”, ”Star Wars”,and ”Batman”. I was so intrigued by it all I must have sat there for hours daydreaming. It was hard enough looking at the comics, but…

Historically, literary themes regarding the LGBTQ community have been omitted from comic books mainly because of censorship regulations and the presumption that storylines that include sexual orientation are not appropriate for children. The social mores of the past caused the exclusion of LGBTQ issues and characters from children’s comic books because the LGBTQ lifestyle was considered immoral. However, in recent years, comic book creators have started to take on the task of representing the…

Comic books have been a part of the American culture since their introduction in the 1930’s. Throughout the decades they have been sold by the millions, faced harsh scrutiny, been almost shut down, and yet, always continued to exist. The ‘Golden Age’ of comic books took place in the 1940’s during World War II. Comic books about superheroes were the most prevalent at this time and were often seen fighting the Axis powers, particularly Germany and Japan. Comic books reached out to American…

To what extent did comic books function as propaganda in the United States during World War Two? Comic books to a great extent functioned as propaganda in the United States during World War Two. Propaganda is defined as “the organized dissemination of information or allegations to assist or damage the cause of a government or movement” , a criteria which the comic books of the era exemplify, with their deliverance of a strong pro-Allied, anti-Axis message, which served to both boost patriotism…