Category: reality

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Sleep, Dreams, and Imagination in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”

Sometimes, right before I wake up, I hear sounds. The sound arrives in my mind, I wake up, and then the sound occurs in my ears. This all takes place in a split second, the recognition of the sound, a beat, then the actual sound. I’m not a neuroscientist, and I can’t explain it. However, I think they are Hypnopompic Hallucinations, events that register in … Read More Sleep, Dreams, and Imagination in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”

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Words and Reality in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”

Last post, I wrote about reality in Szymon Kudranski’s Something Epic #1. Today I want to continue that discussion by looking at the beginning of issue #2 where Danny confronts his mother’s cancer diagnosis and discusses the semiotic nature of words, specifically the manner in which words only represent a part of reality, not the whole. When we read words on the page, we … Read More Words and Reality in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”

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Reality in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”

Being so far away from my comic book store, I only go and get my pulls every three to four weeks. Whenever I go in, I look around for anything new. I never know what’s coming out, unlsess I see someone mention it on Twitter or something, and I like it that way. Instead, I look around or ask someone if anything good just … Read More Reality in Szymon Kudranski’s “Something Epic”