Lit. Comics and Graphics

The various categories of stories from EC Comics is without a doubt wordy, but not so much that it is confusing. It clearly sends the message to readers on how each scene is supposed to play out which is very interesting because the art applied to each page is enough to be adapted into an old movie or television show that I would definitely watch more than once. Though the layout is not as a unique as other comics I have seen, it definitely catches my eye through the actions that take place in every panel. Whatever inspired Carl Barks to create these pieces, I would love to know them. His work is visually pleasing to both my eyes and my mind. All of his pieces drive my creative thinking of storytelling which is what I continually thrive for and his color schemes and compositions are also interesting. I can gladly admit that as a child I had taken an interest in TinTin, though I never bought any of the books I did enjoy reading them whenever I found myself in bookstores. Though I lo...

There is a lot of old comic strips out there that I have read over the years, so it came to my surprise that something such as "Little Nemo" was created had exceeded my expectations of people's creativity and mindset in creating stories. Winsor McCay's ideas of fantasy for this comic strip is without a doubt extraordinary in its own way. This to me a is a rare find and it was made in the early 1900s? I cannot believe I neglected to see that people's imagination were beyond even my understanding back then. Little Nemo’s constant world of dreams varies every night, the phrase the calm before the storm definitely applies to each and every one of his stories which I think was a clever way of creating it. His construct of the comic itself is unique in every way from the colors, panels, to the pace and timing, making me kind of wish this comic was still going. “Krazy Kat” created by George Herriman, introduces the opposite of what many of us interpret the relations...

Back before I moved from the United Kingdom to South America, as a child I had always taken an interest in comics, well just "The Simpsons" comics. This memory was easy to recall because whatever store had them in stock, I would buy every single week for at least two years straight. The point I am trying to make here is that if I had discovered comic book stores at a much younger age, my room would have been stacked to the point where I could have made a couch, not comfortable I might admit but definitely well built. Anyway after taking a dive into comic book stores by the time I was back in the United States, I was surprised by the vast amount of characters and designs, especially the construct of it. From the beginning to end of each comic book I read, I began to notice a different pattern which peaked my interest. Neglected to do any research in it, until now when I was introduced to "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud. From what I have read, Scott McC...

Although I only read it once, everything about it was clearer to me than looking through a glass window of a small cafe somewhere up the hills of a small town. I have not considered picture books as much until now because my thoughts were that they were targeted towards children, but at this very moment I realized this was a mistake. Yes, picture books can still be produced for a children and for adults, I could tell that this book was for all ages. But what is interesting is that depending on the reader's age, the story began to relate to certain events that occur in this very present of our lives. Now I had never considered immigration to be part of the story until someone made it very clear that it was being presented from beginning to end. Even if I have not re-read it, from my recollection of it everything began to make more sense. From the family's escape from their home to the father's struggle to live in a new world to find out in the end that he was doing all for...