Comics

case, particularly during the time of the Golden Age of Comics where occurring left and right were editors and head honchos taking advantage of passionate artists who just wanted a foot in the industry. However, this occurrence is a matter of fact and not be analyzed with pity but with careful objectiveness so as not to paint an unclear and warping of the truth. For example, one of the great names that made their marks in the Golden Age of Comics were Kavalier and Clay. Bright, young, and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

My dissertation, entitled “Comic Book Realism: Sincerity, Ethics, and the Superhero in Contemporary American Literature,” has developed out of questions I began asking at Christ College, beginning with “Word and Image,” when Professor David Morgan introduced me to the study of comics in Fall 2007. The relationship between word and image is at the heart of my dissertation, in which I examine the emerging genre of what I am calling “comic book realism,” novels which draw on, reference…

n poetry authors use techniques like diction, imagery, form, to express the meaning of the poem to the readers. In the poem Portrait of a Girl with Comic Book by Phyllis Mcginley, her use of diction and imagery create her meaning of the poem. The speaker wants the reader to question what being 13 means and what could happen at that age and also how The speaker is trying to explain to the reader what thirteen is and also what it isn't. It seems like the speakers trying to convince the…

This comic is mainly about a 6th grade boy named Nate who assumes the worse and in the end the opposite happens. On the first day, where the story begins, Nate’s friends (names unknown) are shocked to see Nate hanging out with them because he was supposed to be with a girl. Through the comic you’ll see Nate’s friends questioning him about what happened between him and his friend Trudy. Nate avoids his friend’s questions due to frustration and disappointment. He later explains that Trudy doesn’t…

Fresh Bait is a short story written by Sherryl Clark. It is aimed at teenagers going into adult hood and doesn’t necessary lean towards any particular gender. Sherryl is an author based on writing children’s books since 1996 and now mostly writes short stories and personal essays, as well as poems for adult readers. (Sherryl Clark, 2014) Sherryl now has more than 50 published books, with Fresh Bait being published in 2007. She is an Australian author and teaches creative writing at Victoria…

Golden Age, it was not uncommon for a single comic book issue to sell over one million copies. A popularity spike of comic books started mostly during World War II. Marvel and DC comics were the most favored. Marvel was created in 1939, and was known as Timely Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Spider-Man and Wolverine are the most well-known heroes from Marvel. DC Comics also known as Detective Comics, were founded in 1935, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Comic books impacted American culture…