Graphic novel

While creating my “big triangle” I had never realized how drastically styles, especially comics, depict people. Scott McCloud focuses on how we are able to recognize and see human faces even in basic depictions, such as his example of a circle with two eyes and a line for a mouth. Thus, in comics this allows a ton of variety in the degrees of realism and expressionism, which is why so many styles exist, especially regionally. Though it was occasionally hard for me to find an appropriate example…

As a boy, Roy Lichtenstein was inspired by advertisements and comic strips. Lichtenstein was able to make his art work look like it was printed off a giant printer. He was recognized as one of the leaders in the Pop Art movement which included Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, and Claes Oldenbirg. Lichtenstein’s art provoked debate over the ideas of originality and the fine line between fine art and entertainment. Roy Lichtenstein’s most famous works would be his collection of comic strips,…

Annotation of McCloud 1. When first reading McCloud, my first thoughts were “what the hell is this supposed to be about?” But as I reread it, I thought that the author was saying the main focus of comics is the photos, not the text. 2. An important claim found in McCloud is the authors definition of comics. He defines it as sequential art containing any kind of style, quality, or subject matter. Another claim is that the basic difference between animation and comics is that “animation is…

This Friday, member of the merit writing program, John Bultena, lectured on the significance of images in comic books. The lecture was interactive since it required the audience to interpret various comics. For every comic, it seemed like each audience member had their own unique interpretation. During this process, Bultena also elaborated on the significances we failed to notice. For example, he pointed out the different methods in which time can be depicted in comics. Adding that the context…

During the Great depression people wanted an escape from reality, so they turned to the “funnies” or comics. In 1933 the first true comic book was published. No longer were publishers relying on the newspaper stips for thier content ,they were creating their own. In the the “Golden Age “ of comics the characters were more one dimensional, super heroes came around the time that america did then, Super heroes became a symbol of america and military propaganda .the Silver AGe of comics came along…

Taking this course on Comic & Co. made me think differently about comics. I always thought comic is boring and all you see is pictures and less words, it’s more like a picture book. But so far in this course I learned so much about comics. The picture in the books does most of the storytelling. It explains why there is not a lot of words in comic books. The faces the author draws on the character tells a story. I learned that comics are not easy to make. There is so many different steps and…

In the novel, Miu’s trip to the Greek islands with Sumire reveal Sumire’s most hidden desires, not only her love for Miu but also her sexual impulse she seems to associate with Miu. In the midst of comfort, Sumire is allowed to spend a night in Miu’s room. Sumire’s…

The comic book, Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is filled with numerous aspects of deconstruction from each character to the overall story to the layout of comic. One character that tears apart the traditional superhero is Rorschach. He is far from the traditional superhero in many ways such as how he became a superhero, his physical appearance, his costume, and his methods. These traits are either over emphasized or deemphasized by Moore to break the mold of the traditional superhero.…

In the reading, Violent Media Is Good for Kids, it talks about how as a child, author Gerard Jones, was sheltered and afraid to join peers in adolescent boyhood. He drew himself into passivity and loneliness, until his mother gave him a marvel comic that changed his life forever. By reading comics, he said, it has freed him. As the reading goes on, Jones tells also how comics have helped his son. But, although he and his son have found comfort through comics, many people say they are too intense…

The passage and lecture are both discussing comics which is it really uniquely American art form or not. The author believes that the initial popular comic strip and also, the first famous comic book is from the United States which is completely wrong fact that is proven by the lecturer. Lecturer argues not only America created comic, but the whole world did. On the reading, the writer points out the first popular comic strip was Hogan’s Alley, published in the 1890s by American cartoonist R.F.…