Week 8 Key Examples

I had a look at the key examples for the Comics and Graphic Novels topic this week. The key examples for this topic were Art Speigelman’s Maus and Winsor mcCays ‘Little Nemo in Slumberland’ strips. Looking at these two very different but very similar comic styles many things were drawn to my attention that I really didn’t consider until now. One of the things we were asked to consider was that both of these examples were drawing by a single person. What sort of impact does this have on the finished form?

I believe that the fact that only a single person worked on both of the key examples means that there would have been a hint of personal emotions and ideals written into both the strip and the novel. Although this statement is quite apparent in Art speigelman’s Maus due to the fact that it is a biography about his father, there has to be some personal attachment in order to convey the right message across to the audience.

I didn’t enjoy this topic as much as I thought I would because I have done similar topics before in other classes and covered quite a lot of this stuff before. However I have to admit that Maus was definitely my favorite part of this topic. I feel like I have grasped on some new aspects of the comic and graphic novels. I would like to learn a little more about Winsor McCay and I would like to read the other two leading graphic novels.