Lit. of Comics and the Graphic Narrative

The first reaction from “Pretty Deadly” was positive. But this is mostly because of the art that comes with the text. The art is beautiful and extremely appealing, but the text is extremely confusing. The imagery helps convey the general idea of what’s happening so the text is understandable, but I think it could be better. On the other hand, the subject matter is extremely interesting. This idea of the devil’s child is fun, but again, the text is very misleading and makes it difficult for me to be hooked on the story. I made a number of connections with the story, mostly artistic. I notices the artist is making a lot of aesthetic decisions that I see myself making. By this I mean that the style this artist is going for is something that I particularly feel attracted to because its similar to my own. Also the use of color is extremely appealing and is being pushed in a way that I would like to use it. This leaves impact on me cause it’s a tool that is being used to communicate the...

For this week I decided to read “Diary of a Dominatrix”. How could you not? Specially with a title like that. This read was everything and nothing that I was expecting. I thought this comic would be all abut humanizing a dominatrix, which it is. But its also like a tutorial on how to be one? I understand it mostly does this to give some insight, and even for the sake of comedy, but its still incredibly surprising and entertaining. The art is really nice as well, the author has a good way of picturing woman without giving them a “perfect body” but also make them extremely appealing. Overall this is definitely worth a read. I would recommend it to any stress filled college student that needs a break.

This week I read Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli. This was an absolutely amazing read, extremely different from comics and graphic novels I have read before. First of all, we have a male character that is 50 rears old. That by itself is unique. We do see male main characters very often but never ones that are this age. Also The use of color is extremely refreshing. It manages an interesting color palette that keeps thing graphic and utilizes colors to create depth. This is the first time I see this use of color on comics. Also the typography is absolutely bonkers. The author plays with the size of the fonts in order to give importance to a sentence. This feels like something irrelevant but makes the comic feel more like a conversation. Overall this comic was extremely enjoyable. Utilizing smart techniques that make this work stand out from others.