Graphic novel

After reading this graphic novel, it is difficult not to be in awe of the process. There is a lot of time and effort put into the creation of comics, requiring comic artists to posses a lot of skill. Comic artists must have the ability to interpret what will relate best to their…

Watchmen is one of the greatest graphic novel of all time for the simple reason it makes you question morality on a scale rarely seen in fiction indeed. When considering the characters in the book it’s hard to say that their Good or evil they are simply people who are convinced that they are right.Rorschach is a good ex he follows the law with conviction, but doesn’t see the problems with the law, he is violent very violent his unique way of doing vigilante justice is a reflection of law’s order…

Testimony for Prevention in Maus The graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman is a unique running testimony about the horrors of the Holocaust. This novel uses sequential art to lay out two separate testimonies--Art obtaining his father's experiences of being a Holocaust survivor, and the story of Art’s father as a Polish Jew living through the war. These two testimonies are then intertwined and written in real time. This lets the reader to truly witness two separate testimonies at once. The…

“The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.” John W. Tukey. Comic books and graphic novels are expected to have colorful graphics and plain dialogue. They display fantasy worlds filled with buff heroes and busty women or cartoon animals and loveable sidekicks. Maus by Art Spiegelman is a story about the Holocaust, but in comic book form. It tells the story of his father, Vladek Spiegelman, and his encounters during the Holocaust as a Polish Jew.…

Art Speigelman’s Maus is a graphic novel that clearly displays the appalling treatment of the Jews during the Holocaust. Throughout the novel it becomes clear that the text is not just about experiencing the Holocaust but surviving its impact. It can be easily seen that the effects of the war are long lasting and Vladek was undeniably traumatised by the ordeal. Despite physically surviving the war, in some ways Vladek did not survive. The Holocaust also impacted Art, even though he did not…

Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is arguably the most critically acclaimed graphic novel of our time, and for good reason. What makes Watchmen so compelling is it offers many different things to discuss. It can be read as a traditional comic book but at the same time gives the reader insight on end of the world scenarios, and shows us what life may be like with actual superheroes, given the realistic back stories of the characters, Watchmen has a unique complexity that can be discussed in…

The Controversial Comic Artist The American Dream lives on in many comic artists who strive to be on the top in the competitive world. An example of a successful comic artist who has made it big in the comic world is in the article “Antihero Artist, Antihero Character” written by Thomas Golianopoulos. In the article, it tells Rob Liefeld’s journey in the industry, starting with his debut at Marvel in 1991. At the time, Liefeld was assigned to the failing comic “The New Mutants,” a spinoff of…

There is no doubt that Watchmen is a graphic novel rich with intertextuality. Not only does Watchmen make references to other superhero comics by parodying popular heroes, such as Captain America as the Comedian and Superman as Dr. Manhattan, but Watchmen is full of internal intertextuality, from the newspapers and advertisements that litter the streets of New York to the personal files, publications, and mementos of the heroes in the novel. The most significant of these documents are the…

Art Spiegelman a cartoonist that wrote the graphic novel Maus which is about his father's experience in the holocaust. The holocaust a genocide that killed millions of Jews under the rule of the Nazi remine. Artie tells us the story of his father experience the death camp Auschwitz. As Artie tells his father’s story you can see moments that affected both Vladek and his wife Anja physically or mentally. Art Spiegelman comes to understand his mother's suicide, his relationship with his father and…

When it comes to creating characters and story, Alexander-Tanner explained that his biggest incentive is real life situations and scenarios. “I like talking to people, a lot. Like getting really connected. Making comics is very solitary work which I don’t like”, Alexander-Tanner states. “I’m not a type of person who wants to just sit in a room and not interact with anyone for hundreds of hours. It just goes against my nature which has been a big struggle in this work. So I really like the parts…