My latest Panels & Pictures column is up at ComixTalk. Titled “Text in Comics”, I made an illustrated list of uses of text in comics. Some of it may be familiar from readers of this blog, as I borrowed from a few past reviews. This surface look at the topic has got me thinking more [...]
Tagged panelsandpictures, text-in-comicsMy latest ComixTalk Panels & Pictures column is up: Definition Redux. I returned to last month’s topic, in response to Neil Cohn, and following some citations from an article he mentioned. It ended up being longer than I expected, but that sets me up with more time for next month’s topic on point of view, [...]
Tagged definitions, panelsandpicturesMy latest Panels & Pictures column is up at ComixTalk. This month’s topic is comics definitions.
Neil Cohn has already posted a response, which I’ll have to respond to further at a later time.
You can also read all my past columns.
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Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean by Douglas Wolk. Da Capo, 2007. 406p, $22.95.
I hope the title of Douglas Wolk’s book was forced on him by the publisher, because not only is it a misnomer for what is contained within but it is kind of pretentious to boot. I am referring [...]
My latest Panels & Pictures is up at ComixTalk. This month I do a close reading of “Murder Dream” as found in B. Krigstein: Comics (Fantagraphics, 2004). Drawn by B. Krigstein and originally appearing in a 1954 issue of Tales from the Crypt. The story is mediocre genre fare, but Krigstein’s work is worthy of [...]
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