In comics, things are very different: words and pictures are far from being redundant. In comics, that is, words and pictures don’t just mirror one another, but interact […]
DISCOURSE was deemed Man’s noblest attribute, And written words the glory of his hand; Then followed Printing with enlarged command For thought – dominion vast and absolute For […]
Art in comics should always be intertwined with the narrative so that neither can function on their own. If the art only compliments or shows what the narrative […]
What I do is form, whereas the comic strip is not formed in the sense I’m using the word; the comics have shapes but there has been no […]
The “words & pictures” that make up the comics language are often described as prose and illustration combined. A bad metaphor: poetry and graphic design seems more apt.
Comics are much harder to write than any form that I’ve ever written. Comics call for a precise control of time. Individual panels that present a certain number […]
Comics are a sub-set of pictorial narrative; therefore, all comics are pictorial narratives, but not all pictorial narratives are comics.
Comics are an invented language. They are a synthesis of verbal and visual language, because all of the visual elements are in place as part of a narrative […]
Comic books are a cross between a fiction series and a limited-run magazine, so they cannot be treated exactly like a book or a magazine. They are definitely […]