So there’s this book called The New Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Stories and you should read it. Now. That is, if you’re into comic books(UMW students who have access to this book through your school library, I’m looking at you). If you’re not into them then don’t bother because not being into comic books means you’re not interested in reading… Read more →
It’s easy to over-saturate any comic book conversation with McCloudian theories, so I’m semi-hesitant on spending more time on what he has to say for the sake of keeping variety in this blog. But when I was flipping through Making Comics I came across a chapter that very much added to my understanding of story telling in general, not just… Read more →
Page layout is a huge aspect of the art of comics, yet the nuances that make it work tend to go unnoticed. Like lettering, fluidity is part of the job. But between panel size, shape, placement, and perhaps the lack of borders all together, choosing how you want your page to look at the end of the day can be… Read more →
Ok, so maybe the title is a litte over the top. Still, when describing the Frank comics I feel it gets the point across rather quickly: cartoony main character that’s a throw back to early 20th century cartoons, check, weird as all hell, check. Of coarse there is more to Frank than this shallow description, and these stories are quickly… Read more →