Firstly I would like to say congrats on capturing the atmosphere of any ordinary journalism lecture, they certainly aren’t the most enthralling things on campus. I love how you have made the journalism lecturer the villain, you guys have really succeeded in mimicking the image of a devil in your villain character, and he is very convincing. I think your choice of the hero was perfect, he really looks as if he could take on the villain and win with ease freeing the princess which would be the students obviously, and I love the way you have made him look as though he is flying, it really places the photo comic in context. Well done on sticking to the rules of Todorov, great disruption, the lecturer taking the students hostage for lack of attendance, very relevant as we are always getting grief for that. All in all, it’s a good comic strip, however it could have used a bit more lucidity, and certain things said by the students don’t really seem to relate to one another, but despite that it was nicely co-ordinated, enjoyable and easy to follow.
This is what I like to see, people spreading the truth. I have witnessed this hat-toting maniac, prowling the streets, trying to make people miserable. I am disappointed, however, to find that you have tried to twist this true tail into a humorous work of fiction. The hero was decapitated, or so the police report says, after the villain caught up with him after his stay at the Rat and Parrot. It would be fantastic if you continue the story. The camera angles, I feel, could have captured the essence of the situation if the shots had been more focused, but then again, we are not professionals. Would you mind sending an email to the editor of the psychopathic about your findings on the fun-stealing maniac, as I wish to track him down, congratulate him for his efforts at creating chaos, and then take him to the Mother Ship for experiments...?
This comic is typical of Propp’s theory of characters and character functions, thus making it an enjoyable and easy comic to read and understand as it follows a sequences many are already used to. The comic makes use of Proppian characters such as a hero, villain and the princess and these are easily identified in the comic. The use of colour, special effects and costumes strengthened the effect of this comic and it also enables readers to distinctively identify each character. However I feel that the villain should have spent a longer time holding his hostages thus building a climax which adds a bit more excitement to the story.
“Not your average Friday” I think this comic is very fun and seemingly straight out of a first year students wandering mind. This is exactly what I think some of us sit and think about… what if…. Wouldn’t it be cool if suddenly the lecturer burst into flames..etc. its great. I liked all the characterisations – it looks like there were many laughs in the production of this comic.
My reservations about it are the format of the comic is a bit difficult to follow because the size and placing of the boxes are a bit disrupting on an average reading pattern and sometimes the supporting text was not always clear – but the acting did this comic justice.
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Firstly I would like to say congrats on capturing the atmosphere of any ordinary journalism lecture, they certainly aren’t the most enthralling things on campus. I love how you have made the journalism lecturer the villain, you guys have really succeeded in mimicking the image of a devil in your villain character, and he is very convincing. I think your choice of the hero was perfect, he really looks as if he could take on the villain and win with ease freeing the princess which would be the students obviously, and I love the way you have made him look as though he is flying, it really places the photo comic in context. Well done on sticking to the rules of Todorov, great disruption, the lecturer taking the students hostage for lack of attendance, very relevant as we are always getting grief for that. All in all, it’s a good comic strip, however it could have used a bit more lucidity, and certain things said by the students don’t really seem to relate to one another, but despite that it was nicely co-ordinated, enjoyable and easy to follow.
This is what I like to see, people spreading the truth. I have witnessed this hat-toting maniac, prowling the streets, trying to make people miserable. I am disappointed, however, to find that you have tried to twist this true tail into a humorous work of fiction. The hero was decapitated, or so the police report says, after the villain caught up with him after his stay at the Rat and Parrot. It would be fantastic if you continue the story. The camera angles, I feel, could have captured the essence of the situation if the shots had been more focused, but then again, we are not professionals. Would you mind sending an email to the editor of the psychopathic about your findings on the fun-stealing maniac, as I wish to track him down, congratulate him for his efforts at creating chaos, and then take him to the Mother Ship for experiments...?
This comic is typical of Propp’s theory of characters and character functions, thus making it an enjoyable and easy comic to read and understand as it follows a sequences many are already used to. The comic makes use of Proppian characters such as a hero, villain and the princess and these are easily identified in the comic. The use of colour, special effects and costumes strengthened the effect of this comic and it also enables readers to distinctively identify each character. However I feel that the villain should have spent a longer time holding his hostages thus building a climax which adds a bit more excitement to the story.
“Not your average Friday”
I think this comic is very fun and seemingly straight out of a first year students wandering mind. This is exactly what I think some of us sit and think about… what if…. Wouldn’t it be cool if suddenly the lecturer burst into flames..etc. its great. I liked all the characterisations – it looks like there were many laughs in the production of this comic.
My reservations about it are the format of the comic is a bit difficult to follow because the size and placing of the boxes are a bit disrupting on an average reading pattern and sometimes the supporting text was not always clear – but the acting did this comic justice.
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