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+ A Very Large Expanse of Sea, adrian tomine, comics, graphic memoir, graphic novels, identity, scott mccloud, Tahereh Mafi, the loneliness of the long-distance cartoonist

Identity in Adrian Tomine “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist”

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Before I even picked it up and started reading, Adrian Tomine’s The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist grabbed my attention, specifically because of it tangible, tactile features which mirror a sketch book. Of course when I started reading, various things stood out. One such instance occurs when Tomine starts to have chest pains and is carrying his daughter up the stairs. During this sequence, … Read More Identity in Adrian Tomine “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist”

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+ comics, image comics, Pedagogy, scott mccloud, southern bastards

The Importance of Layouts in Comics

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Whenever I read comics, I always pay attention, of course, to the juxtaposition between the text and images and the ways that they work in tandem to convey meaning. I pay attention to the gutters and the spaces that my mind fills in, either spatially or temporally. Each of these aspects is important, but for me, lately, paying attention to the page layout is … Read More The Importance of Layouts in Comics

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+ benjamin stevens, blankets, comics, craig thompson, graphic memoir, graphic novels, memory, scott mccloud

Panel Structure in Craig Thompson’s “Blankets”

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In “The Beautiful Ambiguity of Blankets: Comics Representation and Religious Art,” Benjamin Stevens writes about the religious symbolism and metanarrative aspects of Craig Thompson’s Blankets. Early in his essay, Stevens discusses Thompson’s use of panels, the absence, in spots, of borders, and other aspects that draw attention to Blankets as a graphic memoir working within the language of the genre. Stevens points out that … Read More Panel Structure in Craig Thompson’s “Blankets”

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+ comics, graphic memoir, graphic novels, laurel falls camp, lillian e smith, martin luther king, jr, scott mccloud, the journey

Dissecting Pages from Lillian Smith Graphic Memoir

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Last week, I shared the graphic memoir that I created alongside my students this semester. I detailed, in that post and the post where I described the project, my thought process for the narrative and what parts of Lillian Smith’s story I wanted to tell. As well, I walked through a three page sequence where I focused on Smith’s work as the director of … Read More Dissecting Pages from Lillian Smith Graphic Memoir

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+ australia, believer magazine, cabramatta, comics, graphic memoir, kristen radtke, matt huynh, scott mccloud, Vietnam

Dreams in Matt Huynh's "Cabramatta"

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It wasn’t until I started following Kristen Radtke on Twitter that I found out about Believer Magazine, a bimonthly publication that focuses on literature, arts, and culture. Radtke is the comics’ editor, and in early February she posted on Twitter about Matt Huynh’s “Cabramatta” being a National Magazine Awards finalist for Digital Innovation. When I saw this, I immediately went to Believer Magazine‘s website … Read More Dreams in Matt Huynh's "Cabramatta"

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