Graphic novel

When given the task of creating both a whole new superhero and comic script, I was shocked by the amount of control and creativity I would have throughout the process. Creating my own personal hero is what excited me most as a writer, although I realized how hard it is to truly be original in the world of comics. Since Superman’s grand debut in 1938 it would seem as though every superpower has been thought of. The “roadblock” of creating an original hero pushed my creativity and lead to my…

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…

While glancing at comic book covers and inside the comic, it can give one a lot of insight as to what the comic book is about and the authors and or publishing companies’ values. It can be as simple as whether it is more cartoonist or realistic, colorful or dull, filled with lots of word bubbles or majority just art. It also can be more complex, such as the presence of females or African-Americans and how each is portrayed in comics. With the use of certain images and the style of art and…

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 possibility of having superheroes become diverse would be a miracle. Therefore, having the superheroes become part of the L.G.B.T. Community is a thought that would be totally different and definitely welcomed. How many people actually heard of a superhero be a part of the L.G.B.T. Community? The article, “Diversity Comes to Superheroes”, by George Gustines discusses that there characters like; Batwoman, Kevin Keller, Northstar, Iceman, Lily Welsh and Midnighter, who came out of the closet…

The article “ZAP!POW!BAM!” is an article written by 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…

Sarah The Complete Maus Summary Maus was basically about a comic book author writing a comic novel on his father's account of World War 2 and the Holocaust. This book was written by Art Spiegelman, who was the interviewer of his father-Vladek Spiegelman. Maus commence with Vladek discussing how he met and fell in love with his first wife- Anja Spiegelman. Throughout the book, Vladek was currently married to Mala- a woman whom he argues with mostly over money, later she takes money from his…

Could the World be filled with “Superhumans”? Upon hearing the word “superhuman” my mind immediately conjures up a being with inhuman like qualities and superpowers- typically, I imagine the comic book mutants from X-Men. With modern technology and advancements in genetics, the idea of a superhuman is becoming more and more plausible, although do not expect to see Magneto causing chaos in the street anytime soon. A superhuman can be defined as a human with heightened intelligence and physical…

My choice as a gendered toy for both girl and boy was Marvel action figures. For the boy, I chose to write about the Marvel Spider-Man and in particular Marvel’s Lasher. The packaging black and white with the name “Marvels Lasher” displayed a crossed a red banner with white lettering. These colors, representing power and blood work to further the male mindset of superiority. Lasher, utterly inhuman in appearance, made of green sludge with white eyes and possessing superhuman abilities that help…

Books are a source of entertainment and information, they also represent people and show their interests. Books define people in some way, it has been researched that people who read comic books mostly play video games. Most people that read calm books tend to be calmer than say all the fire, gang and violent books. Many times books help us realize things we have never thought of or just did not understand, in the book Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag reads a poem from forbidden books to three…