Old Comics – wordless novels, just portrayed with pictures.
Every style of drawing has its own layer of meaning. eg realism.
5 major points of comics- Movemnet, frame, image, word, flow.
An interresting point Garry touched on was how we as artists nowdays tend to try create realistic models etc as we think that is the better side. His argument was that cartoony can be better for imagination which is true.
After invention of TV viewer used to more complex visuals – more detailed comics.
Comics and media based on current affairs. eg Superman popular in WWII.
Patriotism – Captain America.
After war heroes dipped and sci-fi and horror came in.
1960 propaganda chanegd comixs to pro capitalism.
1986- heroes return, Maus, dark knight, watchmen.
Chris Ware comics – different stucture
Art Spiegelman – Maus was based on the Nazis.
French call comixs the “ninth art”. More serious rather than comedy.
1940’s french have big american influence.
Moebius.
Fantomas real first superhero comic.
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