Lit. of Comics and the Graphic Narrative

When reading “Understanding Comics” by Scott McCloud I found several connections related to my major. The one the stood out the most was the simplification of the cartoon. How we create Icons so that they are easier to Identify, specifically with humans. Creating a cartoon looking individual not only makes it easier to read, but also makes people identify with what they are seeing. When explaining this, he also mentions that we can create extreme simplifications because the human face is basically trained to see faces everywhere. It is part of our instincts as we always try to relate to unknown things. This really resonated with me because it is exactly the topic that we are currently learning about on the Computer Animation major. We learn to take advantage of this ability that allows us to see things in different patterns and shapes. This helps us spark our creativity and create new thing by using a tool that we all have. The ability to, Like Scott says, “Assign Identities and emotio

The Arrival is a wonderful play on immigration. It paints a world that is completely new to any human and that is completely enchanting thanks to the magnetic creatures that live on it. This is particularly appealing sine it crates an element that all immigrants have to deal with: diving unto the unknown. The plot follows an adult male that leaves behind his daughter and wife so he can immigrate into another country. This is done with the goal of supporting his family financially. During his stay, he meets different immigrants and we get to learn their stories as well. It is absolutely amazing that all of this can be simply communicated with just images and no text at all. Not to mention that this is accomplished with absolutely stunning artwork. Overall it was a wonderful charming story that puts the reader in the shoes of an immigrant while showcasing mind blowing Illustrations.

08/24/2017 - In Class Translation A woman wearing a large robe  is dancing around the street. She is demonstrating how skillful she is next to her rooster in order to sell eggs. Her demonstration of skill was so splendid that even the Gods would watch her from the sky. That Night, The Bird god visited her while she was sleeping. The bird god feel in love with the woman, but humans and gods could not be together. He went and asked for the help of the Horned god, who agreed to help him. Another night passed, and the Horned god had prepared a different body for the dancer, an inmortal body. Now all that was left to for was to kill the juman body in order for the woman's spirit to travel into her new improved form. After The woman wakes up, sh is terrified when he sees the human body, but after taking a Look at the Birds god, she instantly falls in love with him.  From that moment on she lived at his castle, able to dance freely wherever she wanted and followed by maids everywhere.