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The first appearance of Al Capp’s “Shmoo” was in the classic comic strip, “Li’l Abner”. As said by Life Magazine, the nation was instantly “Shmoo-struck,” and his “Shmoo” became a big hit. There are many stories, comics, and TV shows with and about the Shmoos, the story we’re focusing on is “The Short Life and Happy Times of the Shmoo.” Their life in the book goes through love and hate. With only the desire to please the humans of Dogpatch, USA, they lay eggs, give milk, and if you look at them…

On page 20-21 of the Ghost of the Grotto, the most prominent panel-to-panel transition is the action-to-action transition, which is the most used in comics books. These transitions gives the impression that the story is progressing rather quickly, similarly to an action scene. Given the subject of the scene, when we understand that one character is being held captive, it gives the narration a sense of urgency. By using aspect-to-aspect transition, Barks’ shows us simultaneous scenes, the one on…

with superman action figures, or college students going to see the latest Batman movie, it's evident that in this day and age, everyone loves a good hero. In an unpredictable world where so many people often feel powerless, companies such as Marvel and DC comics provide a much needed escape from reality through the use of extraordinary fictional characters, such as the Green Arrow and the Flash. These two DC characters differ greatly from each other, and in their own way they each represent…

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. Truthfully, I never completely connected comics as a writing…

that I will focus on: narration and the narrators, the visual elements of the comic, specifically the use of color, and the presentation and handling of social issues, including gender and sexuality. This paper will aim to consider and analyze these areas within the comic through the critical approach of narratology, with some assistance from the cognitive approach. First, let’s talk about our narrator. For most of the comic, our narrator is Suzie. She is the first one to talk directly to the…

with such distinctiveness. Our faces not to be forgotten. I was in my early twenties when I read my first real comic book. I had grown up thinking that comic books…

When and How to Go Graphic Comics and graphic novels are more popular than ever. Every comic convention that I exhibit Flutter, my graphic series, I meet more people who are exploring the world of comics for the first time. The response to Flutter has been wonderful by comic fans new and old. Currently, I’m doing a Kickstarter for the upcoming release of Flutter Vol. 2, and the response to that has been amazing. I’m often asked why I decided to write Flutter as a graphic novel. Like many…

foods, attractions, and shows to appropriately accommodate different cultures. Lastly, customers have a strong recognition and loyalty with all of Disney’s Company’s characters. This does not just mean Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, but also Marvel characters, and Lucus (Star Wars) characters. Disney provides some of the most popular animation and fictional characters of all time, that fans and customers love and…

students get tired of reading Shakespeare. Though his plays were revolutionary and are written eloquently, the elevated language and use of out of date terms often causes students to lose focus or not fully comprehend the value of the text. While comics used to be at the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Shakespeare, if one could even justify their presence in the literary world at all, they are now taking the world by storm, moving their way up the literary ladder. While they may never…

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 when I’m talking with people or getting information”(Alexander-Tanner). He uses real people for his comics and bases the content and/or storyline around them.…