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October 07, 2005
McCloud shows and tells
I have never read a comic strip, if this one even falls into that catagory, that was so complex before, and that made SO many points. "Show and Tell" really makes its readers (/viewers(?)) think about their everyday experiences on a whole new level. In our society, we cannot go a day without reading a word, or seeing a picture. But we do not spend these days connecting the two together. Words and pictures, as this comic emphasizes, have a long relationship. Cavemen wrote in pictures, and the earliest words were in picture form. However, words, over time, became less iconic and more abstract over time. Then there was a separation between the two, and then... a "collision"! The ironies of words and pictures was being presented more - through more symbolic paintings, etc.
The comic ends suggesting the differences of the affects of words being alone, pictures being alone, and the different ways they can work together, producing a variety of different impacts!
Posted by lcisthur at October 7, 2005 12:39 AM
Comments
I also found that this was the most interesting comic I have ever come across. I found it easy to read and comprehend. I feel like if the same information had been presented to me in a plain old paragraph, I would have had a much more difficult time understanding it...the pictures made the words clearer to me. Good post Allie!
Posted by: Brenna S. at October 12, 2005 03:42 PM