tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493507255590869780.post4503522358544506306..comments2023-04-27T16:11:27.074+02:00Comments on holy grail comics: Comics and literatureCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15203553617274203523noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493507255590869780.post-83285272334361841512010-11-09T12:40:22.987+01:002010-11-09T12:40:22.987+01:00It is a tidy version of my desk, more or less ;)It is a <i>tidy</i> version of my desk, more or less ;)Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203553617274203523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493507255590869780.post-90805960188533968142010-11-08T14:05:53.425+01:002010-11-08T14:05:53.425+01:00"Her desk was covered with books and stuff. E..."Her desk was covered with books and stuff. Empty mugs were placed everywhere, on the desk and on the bookshelves behind, and a bottle of water was always within reach. Old cans of coffee were reemployed as penholders. Paper sheets, both new and used, were piled around the one sheet she was curretly working on"<br />If it is your desk you are describing, then, I really like it: very similar to my desk!<br /><br />Alfavia in incognito ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493507255590869780.post-53559367676001208622010-11-03T15:11:31.876+01:002010-11-03T15:11:31.876+01:00Exactly, they are different. And there is nothing ...Exactly, they are different. And there is nothing wrong with vagueness. The point is: what is your (the author's) aim? If you are writing a comic, you should use the specificities of comics to pull the best out of your medium. In other words, drawings should not be decorations to the words, but should carry a meaning by themselves, <i>in a way that only comics can do</i>. Otherwise, if you don't want or are not able to convey enough sense in your drawings alone, you could consider the possibility of just writing fiction. I'm referring especially to the outburst of autobiographical graphic novels with poor visual appeal.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203553617274203523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493507255590869780.post-80224216752139151582010-11-03T14:22:43.650+01:002010-11-03T14:22:43.650+01:00PS. I had a similar discussion with some fellow ca...PS. I had a similar discussion with some fellow cartoonists.<br /><br />We started by trying to define "graphic novel". It ended up being much less easy than expected.<br /><br />Anyway.<br /><br />I must add one thing. <br /><br />You know that I love comics probably more than books. <br /><br />But I must say that the vagueness a book can bring is what makes reading such a wonderful thing to do.<br /><br />Isn't it just amazing to use your imagination to create faces and landscapes?<br /><br />This is something a graphic novel cannot do well, since you are just shown everything.<br /><br />Not saying that one is better than the other, they are just different :)Francesca Mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545241554484523872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2493507255590869780.post-86531474002624488442010-11-03T14:11:37.697+01:002010-11-03T14:11:37.697+01:00Oooh! Nice!!
I'll move my illustration blog to...Oooh! Nice!!<br />I'll move my illustration blog to blogspot too... And maybe update it as well :)<br />Link will be added soon :)Francesca Mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545241554484523872noreply@blogger.com