Ch. 2 pg. 17,18
(Begins with “Whoa there!”)
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Abstraction
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Transition
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Speed
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Line
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Words/Image
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Panel 1
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2.0, 2.0
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N/A
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Normal, Normal
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Passive, strong
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Parallel, Interdependent
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Panel 2
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3.0,3.5
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Subject to subject, Subject to subject
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Normal, Normal
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Strong, Strong
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Interdependent, Interdependent
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Panel 3
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3.0,2.5
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Moment to moment, subject to subject
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Slow, Normal
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Strong, Passive
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Interdependent, Interdependent
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Panel 4
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2.5,3.5
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Subject to subject, Non-sequitur
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Normal, Slow
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Passive, Strong
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Interdependent, no dialogue
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Panel 5
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2.5,3.0
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Subject to subject, Subject to subject
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Normal, Slow
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Passive, Strong
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Interdependent, Word Specific
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Panel 6
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2.0,3.5
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Subject to subject, action to action
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Normal, Slow
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Passive, Strong
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Parallel, Picture Specific
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Some interesting arguments could be made about the colors used in these pages, especially the use of light and dark. How does the artist use color to effect the reader's perceptions of characters, specifically their moral leanings and how does that shift in following pages? Are the authors subverting traditional ideas of good vs. evil in a visual way? Do these methods come across as subtle or overt?
ReplyDeleteI have questions on how you rated your abstractions. The first panel I would argue as being closer to a 4 or 5, which is hard to say exactly since one of their faces isn't even drawn on. The second being a bit more detailed you rated .5 more, so with this in mind I feel that your scale is either reversed or you have completely opposite perceptions that I do.
ReplyDeleteSince you chose to use these comic pages I think you should definitely run with the color idea previously mentioned. Maybe try and form an argument that would be focused on the initial differences between the two color perspectives in the book: extremely dark undertones vs high in color and saturation and what that says for the visual idea of good vs evil in Monstress.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the color idea given by David. It seems like the bright colors used in character and in-focus portions of the background greatly contrast the background and overarching lines/details. Could this perhaps show us that while the world has potential to be a great and vibrant place, the reality is that the world is not as it seems and is shrouded in darkness? Or is it a representation of the differences of good and evil within this universe?
ReplyDeleteI think you should've put more to analyzing this because I don't know your justification for each, but other than that I agree with you.
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