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Week 2 - Understanding Comics

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Week 13: Reconsidering the Superhero

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This week I read  The Dark Knight Returns Tenth Anniversary Edition  by Frank Miller and  Batman The Killing Joke by Alan Moore. Superhero comics have been around for a while and each one has been adapted into a TV series or movie while still trying to embrace the traditional conceits and motifs of the comic book. I chose these two comics to read as there are a variety of Batman comics and each one has a different and unique story.  Batman The Killing Joke was interesting to me as most of the story was actually about Joker's life. It was different reading a story that wasn't all about Batman. It actually gave a new perspective of the Joker and why he is the way he is. It also shows how Joker and Batman aren't that different but are portrayed differently based on what life has thrown at them and the choices they decided to make as a result. On the other hand,  The Dark Knight Returns i s a typical Batman comic. Even though its mainly about Batman, I stil...
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Week 11: Comics as Contemporary Literature

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Asterios Polyp  by David Mazzucchelli is a graphic novel is about a professor and architect who lives in New York. The novel follows his life with scenes from his past and childhood. The mix of past and present and showing Asterios’ life and personality, ultimately portrays how a person becomes who and what they are. The portrayal of who Asterios is and how he became like this is shown through the illustration style. Each character has thick and thin lines and seem detailed but not too detailed. An interesting aspect of this graphic novel is that the illustrations are not in black and white like how most graphic novels have been. I think the use of mainly purples, blues, pinks and sometimes yellows, makes this story unique and stand out compared to other graphic novels. I also think that the use of these colors adds emotions to the story differently. It makes it seem soft yet gloomy. Another thing I noticed is that each character has a distinct text bubble. It is in...
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