Graphic novel

The Secret Science Alliance: and the copycat crook The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook is a beautiful graphic novel created, written, and drawn by Eleanor Davis (inked by Drew Weing, colored by Joey Weiser and Michele Chidester, and lettered by Bryant Paul Johnson). This beautifully crafted novel tells the story of three “unlikely friends” coming together and forming strong friendships through their shared passion for science and inventing! The main character, Julian Calendar, is…

The graphic novel first gained mass popularity in the late 20th Century. However, in the United States, it has always had a lowbrow reputation because it is a product of popular culture and is therefore perceived by cultural elites as entertainment for children and illiterate and a threat to culture. It is important to remember, however, that as a medium to express ideas, a graphic novel allows readers to view the characters’ perspectives in a very intimate way. Instead of just reading the…

Novel: the American Object From the beginning, America has been all about creativity and the weaving of tales. From the manipulation of the Boston Massacre, to famous documents like the Constitution, and speeches such I Have a Dream and the Gettysburg Address. It is not present in just famous examples, however. This creativity can be seen in tall tales carried by mouth and hoaxes in newspapers, magazines and journals. One of the most popular forms of this creativity has been in the written…

When reading Marjane Satrapi’s novel, The Complete Persepolis, it was first kind of odd. The reason of oddness being that, the book was filled from cover to cover in drawings; it raised a thought about the seriousness of the idea the author was trying to portray. Although the way the author composed this book seemed unorthodox for such an impactful work of literature, its setup played a compelling role in the telling the story. Satrapi automatically catches the readers’ attention with…

with is his fate, meaning Owain was mean to find the swamp and Lady Ellyn but it would create consequences from that as a result of his destiny/fate. The raven can also be seen as fate foreshadowing Owain’s death, which occurs later on in the graphic novel. It is a sign that the important places and plot points where the raven appears in Owain’s life is the reason why his fate equals death. Similarly to Owain, the raven can also parallel with Aiden, Owain’s son and his fate, as he is taking the…

The Best We Could Do is a novel written by Thi Bui that details one family’s journey from war-plagued Vietnam to America. Bui tells the stories of her mother and father, relating the horrors of war to the foundations of family. It is a poignant book, and surely from a summary sounds worthy of the highly subjective term “literary merit.” “Things like ‘storytelling,’ ‘style’ and ‘historical significance’ — all of which carries a certain degree of objectivity — are instrumental in the elevation of…

Graphic novels and traditional written prose have several differences. Mainly a graphic narrative provides the reader the understanding of both the story and the visual. Therefore it the helps the reader to understand the story better because the text and the illustrations are mutually dependent. Therefore hence if the reader does not understand what the author means, the reader can understand it through the visual. Though the main unique aspect of a graphic narrative is that a…

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…

As one reads through the graphic novel, death is something that is very apparent and happens continually throughout the story as Dream and Delirium journey to find their elder brother, Destruction. It seemed that for almost every person that could have potentially helped the two Endless…

decide to stay with the graphic novel idea for the project. We worked together at the library to complete the lesson plan. Jerrod volunteered to complete the graphic novel example for the lesson project. We used the online archives from The USC Shoah Foundation, which we provided several examples of the types of videos we expected students to watch and transform their stories into a short graphic novel, similar to Maus. The next day the students will present their graphic novels to the class,…