Author Archives: madisonroby

My Webcomic: https://madisonroby.wixsite.com/webcomic My Process and Inspiration In my own personal experience, I have preferred screen reading over physical reading in the realm of comics due to things like intractability, color quality, and the ability to easily take and view … Continue reading →

The Graphic Novel I chose to read for this assignment was Gareth Hinds’ “The Odyssey: a Graphic Novel.” This novel was published in 2010 and was based off of the original poem, “The Odyssey” by Homer. The Graphic Novel follows … Continue reading →

First, discuss your creative plan for your comic. You were asked to employ inventive layout and design strategies to communicate the passage of time. How did you accomplish this? Second, discuss your experience using Illustrator. Overall, with my comic, I … Continue reading →

Find an artist’s work that speaks to you on our visit to the WSU Art Museum Collection Study Center, where we will see works from the Northwest Alternative Comics exhibition (Fall 2016). Use your blog post to explain how you … Continue reading →

Included in the MASC was one particular comic that I know my father has read, “The Amazing Spider-Man” issue 98 (1973) from Marvel comics. In this particular issue, one use of lines in order to convey senses and emotions occurs … Continue reading →

Find a graphic novel that appeals to you, both in terms of aesthetics and in terms of content: Skim your chosen book and look for interesting examples of closure and time frames, based on your understanding of Scott McCloud’s Chapters … Continue reading →

First, discuss creative motivations and the information or aesthetic experience you hope your reader/viewer will take away from your work, second, discuss your experience using Photoshop. In terms of creating comics, it wasn’t until I was shown a definition of … Continue reading →

Choose a single page or 2-spread from Scott McCloud’s “Understanding Comics” that you’d like to discuss in terms of your new design vocabulary. Explain why you think McCloud’s layout is effective in terms of at least three of the elements … Continue reading →