Graphic novel

Comic have been one of the newest forms of literature, with the first comic strips being introduced nearly 120 years ago. One cartoonist who has been instrumental to comics gaining notoriety in recent years is Art Spiegelman, who drew and wrote Maus: A Survivors Tale. This series of comics gives a detailed account of Art’s Father, Vladek Spiegelman and his survival of the Holocaust. While the world is no stranger to Holocaust literature, Maus brought the genre to comics in a manner which takes…

There is saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. This idiom means that a picture can explain a whole story. In this situation, this quote does apply; however, the picture does not explain a story, but picture explains is body type. In discussions of A-Force, some have said that the female characters on the cover are portrayed too pornographically. A hero in particular was mentioned in many articles about her body type: She-Hulk. She-hulk of the big green woman on the cover of A-Force is…

oper Art 318: 19th & 20th Century Art Ticket # 11538 Fall 2015 An Inspiration Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising and comic books. One of its aims was to emphasize the elements of any culture, most often through the use of irony. Jack Kirby a forerunner of comic book illustration was a resounding artist who led…

Imagine this, go to a comic book shop and pick up a comic book that has Comic Code Authority “approved” logo. And then you are wondering hmm, what’s the story beside this symbol? Did Comic Code Authority contribute to decline of popularity of comic books? Well it’s a long story. Since the beginning comics where known for kids, but as of now times have changed and writers broke the Comic Code Authority in the 1970’s so writers can focus more on complex themes; social issues. After two decades…

In Art Spiegelman’s survivor tale “Maus”, he uses an interesting setting and point of view to spark the interest of his readers. Spiegelman sets the story in Poland where we as the readers see the story unfold from two different points of view: one being the first person narrator, the other being another first person narrator. Spiegelman’s usage of these two narrators helps develop the story into something more significant that what the overall plot appears to be. For this response paper, I will…

Scott Mccloud’s discussion in Chapter 7 identifies comics as one of the various forms of “self-expression and communication” (Mccloud 162). Mccloud elaborates on his ideology by denoting art is anything that does not involve reproduction or survival (Mccloud 165). For example, making music or dancing is not imperative for our survival, however they strengthen our mental statues and overall health (i.e. exercise). Lastly, Scott states there are six steps that every work in every medium will…

Through playing the role of editor to what his dad is saying in the following way, readers end up losing the sense of ‘keeping it on the reels, yo’ (as one of my classmates put it a while back) which Art desired. Spiegelman’s dad’s novel viewpoint gets lost, the novel manner in which he faces demons from decades before: “WAIT! Please, Dad, if you don’t keep [things] chronological, I’ll never get it straight” (Spiegelman I.4.84). Vladek can’t comprehend/understand certain scenarios until their…

The article Show and Tell by Scott McCloud highlights the evolution and changes of comics throughout history. Specifically, he illuminates the development from pictures as words in language, to the reemergence of pictures and words working harmoniously together to enhance the ideas of a piece of writing of art. My own view of comics was very limited before reading this article. I had preconceived notions that comics were always around as a more laid-back, artistic style of writing.…

I grew up surrounded by women, but with women who were enclosed in the mentalities of a male-dominated society. We spun on the axis of sexism. We walked the grounds of bias opinions. We got caught up in the silent winds of voices unheard and cloudless skies of faces unseen. Now fast-forward twenty years, my niece is growing up surrounded by women. Times have changed. The women surrounding her have broken out of this enclosure. We have created our own rotational spin of balance. We walk the…

The Holocaust was a major event that shook the world with its devastating and horrific actions towards Jewish people. Its history is taught continuously throughout our lifetime to honor the victims and ensure that history won’t repeat itself. It’s necessary that the information we are provided is accurate and genuine. The truth about what really happened is not only important to learners, but it’s extremely significant and righteous for the victims. Therefore, when talking or writing about major…