The Vocabulary of Comics
I thought that the Vocabulary of Comics was interesting in that it made me think about the fact that comics are universal. A cartoon image of a person is more personal than an actual rendering. I had never thought about this before, and this idea is an interesting point to consider. I also found it interesting that McCloud considers symbols only one category of icons; another point I have never thought about myself. I thought that this was an informative reading and believe it will help me to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the art of comics and the graphic novel.
Understanding Comics, Part 1 and 2
I enjoyed these readings because they gave me the history and some background concerning the comic which helps me to better understand comics in general. I was unaware how depreciated comics are and they are generally stereotyped as being either for little kids or satire in a political cartoon.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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I totally agree with you. The concepts that McCloud uses in the comic allowed me to gain a better understanding on what to expect from comics that I had never thought of expecting. As I said in my own, I was really confused on the ideas of symbols and icons as to why a of a peace sign was not a peace sign. I soon realized that in other people's perspective that it really isn't the same.
I like how you pointed out how "a cartoon image of a person is more personal than an actual rendering", because people can draw what they think is the most important things about themselves, or if someone is drawing someone else then they can illistrate what they think the most important aspect is.
I disagree with liz mainly because "The Vocabulary of Comics" was very uninteresting at times and a cartoon is just a cartoon... there isn't anything personal about it. Also, in "Understanding Comics" I think it was a stretch to go as far with the egyptian hierolyphics... Also, a lot of people when they see the genre "graphic novel" they think of something either violent or pornagraphic....
I agree with the cartoon being more than real thing. Its like when you look at a picture of someone all you see is them, usally in away they want to appear to be, hidding what they don't want seen. Then if you look at a charicature of the same person, you see thing you hadn't before, different things are exaggerated, and the front that was up in the picture is gone, becuase the artist is looking at you, not a picture.
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