Scott McCloud, in the beginning talks briefly about the history of comics and tried to explain when it all started. He talks about how comics are an invisible art form and that no one in the present is able to see it in its true form. He gives examples on how comics are all around [...]
Posts Categorized: Responses to Scott McCloud Chapters 1&2 (Due 10/5)
Berger Chapter 5 and 15 – Mark Narancich
Chapter 5: So since there are multiple ways to analyze a reading, with Marxism and Semiotics and many more, does that mean that the reading can change meanings? Can something very simple go from just meaning that, to something extremely complicated, and vise versa? Chapter 15: Thinking about other mediums and weather or not they [...]
Mark Narancich – Getting Caught Up! (Accidentally Missed One Chapter) & Berger 4-6
In Scott McCloud Chapter 2: He goes and shows you what kind of icons there are. Symbol being one of them. He said if you slightly distort a language, or a face, it could mean the same or different thing. What if you distort a symbol? He never went over that. Does it become parody? [...]