This accounts for the durable popularity of the superhero -- Superman can fight Nazis during World War II and terrorists today. A comic hero can remain the same, yet always seem relevant to the reader's daily life, just like the daily work of a new Continue Reading...
Indeed, by immediately demonstrating the intent to create a comic strip-based explanation of the field of comic through corresponding exposition and illustration, the author both contends and shows that comics can have purpose, intelligence and even Continue Reading...
Scott McCloud
Because Scott McCloud's focus is exclusively on comics as an art form, his discussion of Japanese comics in chapter 2 -- while interesting -- does not draw some obvious connections between the style and method of Japanese comics and ot Continue Reading...
An additional note on invisibility comes with the manner in which visual symbols communicate (or do not communicate) messages. For instance, what should the symbol in Figure 1 represent? For someone in the developed world, this represents many thin Continue Reading...
Comic Book Fun Home
"Fun Home" by Alison Bechdel
American writer Alison Bechdel has been known as one of the most famous writers. She is the author of world famous comic Fun Home, written in 2006. Fun Home is often referred to as Family Tragicomic. Continue Reading...
Some jammers still retain low-tech methods to spread their message utilizing nothing more than a magic marker.
The most important thing about cultural jamming is that it is a response demanded by the people. People are tired of being told what to w Continue Reading...