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October 04, 2005
Comics Readings
I really enjoyed these three readings on comics. I had never quite realized how much is actually encompassed in those little blocks, its really amazing.
I was really interested in how words and pictures combine to make the comic what it is and in the fact that there are seven different combinations of words and pictures. Amazing! Last year, in English class, we read a comic that I can't remember the name of. I am sure alot of other people have read it/seen it too. It commented on the nature of humanity, how everything starts out simple, with basic love, and then everything escalates to war and crime, until the world is destroyed and the cycle begins again. I think this comic is the perfect example of what the three articles commented on, that comics act as a vehicle for meaning and are much more than just entertainment for children.
Posted by lciscotis at October 4, 2005 09:28 PM
Comments
I really liked reading the comics too. I found them a lot more interesting than just plain text. I guess I still enjoy looking at pictures when I read. The pictures in the comics just made everything I read much easier to understand. I think words are most powerful when they are paired with images.
Posted by: Katie at October 5, 2005 10:15 AM
Isn't it so odd to think about how when we were kids there was such meaning behind these comics, the words and pictures working together, and we didn't even know it? That would have never crossed my mind 10 years ago. I just wanted to see Garfield! Until someone pointed it out to me, I never thought at all that there was some implied meaning beneath the surface.
Posted by: Ariel at October 6, 2005 11:49 PM