Everyone hear has probably heard of a little thing called Pokemon, right? You all probably watched the cartoon show as it was airing, or played the video games on your Gameboys, or even collected and traded Pokemon cards, all without realizing it was from another country. Well, did you also know that there was a Pokemon manga series? Probably not… Read more →
Author: Brianna H.
Asterios Polyp, Or How The Ending Made Me Angry
Despite what the title of this reflection may say, I do not hate Asterios Polyp overall. I found the art style and the themes interesting, got a kick out of the references to Greek/Roman mythology and the duality themes, and I found nearly all of the characters interesting to follow (despite the rather little development they undergo as characters; only Asterios… Read more →
Not Another Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl!: Horror in Manga
Seeing how Halloween is around the corner, I thought I would write about two of my favorite things: Japanese comics and scary stories. There is something timeless about the horror genre because of its ability to let the audience face their fears and get an emotional response without having to experience horror in real life. There are many aspects of… Read more →
Behind the Mask: Deconstructing the Watchmen
Watchmen is coming to an end, and I am somewhat down in the dumps about it. There is so much to analyze and our class brought out some interesting discussion about the topic. After my first-time reading the story, I first noticed how pessimistic and self-aware the characters and story was about the classic superhero tropes; I believe that one of… Read more →
In the Name of the Moon: The Legacy of Sailor Moon
If you were a young girl in the 90’s, chances are you would have encountered Sailor Moon, and loved the ever-loving moon out of it. Most kids were introduced with the anime show, which aired from 1992 to 1997, but it originated as a manga, the Japanese word for “comic,” by Naoko Takeuchi and ran from 1991 to 1997 in eighteen volumes.… Read more →
Krazy Kat: Cartoony Kid Comic or Art Masterpiece?
I had never once looked at a Krazy Kat strip until taking this course; the only time I had heard of it was when Bill Watterson commented about how he was inspired by it for one of his watercolor backgrounds in his Calvin and Hobbes. After reading a few of the strips and talking about them in class, I can see… Read more →