Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Comics Theory




Unlike the “silent” graphic novel I wrote about in my last post, I made a “gag” sort of silent 4-panel comic. I studied “Understanding Comics” by Scott McCloud and what grabbed me was the different type of transitions. This strip uses a “Aspect to Aspect” transition, since it focuses on different things in a place. McCloud also describes the importance of other aspects in comics such as icons. 

Also, creating a wordless comic sort of taught me about how important it is to be clear and to not depend on the safety of text when creating a visual story.

2 comments:

  1. This comic is just great. You perfectly captured the transition and the humor in only 4 panels. These characters are great and feel like they belong in some weird alternate Spongebob Squarepants world.

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  2. I really enjoy this, the pacing of the panels is done very well and helps deliver the punchline wonderfully.

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