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Part 4: Genres & Styles RT: Part 4

Research Task: Autobiographical Comics

After reading throught the short story by Daniel Clowes called ‘Nature Boy’, I considered the questions as provided: Does the nine-panel grid create a rhythm and structure to the story? I felt that the nine-panel grid did indeed create a rhythm and structure to the story. There is a steady beat to each panel, particularly […]

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Part 4: Genres & Styles RT: Part 4

Research Task: Funny Pictures

‘Mad’ Magazine is one of the most significant publications in comics history. Research some of its cartoonists and artists listed below: Don Martin Antonio Prohias Mort Drucker Al Jaffee I really enjoyed finding out about the artists in this Research Task. I am a big fan of humour, particularly slapstick, so I had a great […]

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Research Task: Comics Visionaries

Research the following classic science-fiction fantasy artists. Make brief notes on their individual visual approaches: Wallace ‘Wally’ Wood Frank Frazetta Moebius Barry Windsor-Smith Wally (also known as Wallace) Wood Wallace Wood seemed to produce a wide range of artwork, from highly detailed science fiction illustrations to satirical cartoons. Most of the work I could find […]

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Part 4: Genres & Styles RT: Part 4

Research Task: Superheroes

Although I like the concept of superheroes and the accompanying artwork, I find it really difficult to get enthusiastic about reading comics from this genre. I tried to find cheap versions of the books listed, but it was not an easy challenge. I also searched my local library database and none of the books were […]

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Research Task: ‘The True Story of Leopold and Loeb’

How does the style and narrative treat the real-life story? As funny, serious, or a combination of the two? I would describe the comic as serious in nature – it has a factual and impersonal tone. How is the story structured? How does it begin and end, and from whose perspective is it told? The […]

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Part 4: Genres & Styles RT: Part 4

Research Task: Life Stories

I looked at examples of the suggested educational comics: Look and Learn, Chick tracts and Government Issue: Comics for the People, 1940s-2000 (although I could not find many examples online for the latter). As the Look and Learn comics were created from the 1980s-1960s, I felt the illustrations looked quite dated and the style of […]