Author Archives: malvinharrison

Putting It All Together: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on May 4, 2020 by malvinharrison

For this blog, I wanted to create my comic using Adobe Illustrator to see what I could create as opposed to using pen and paper like the comics I made in previous weeks. For this week, we were asked to … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Review: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on April 30, 2020 by malvinharrison

The graphic novel that I read was “Sin City: The Hard Goodbye” by Frank Miller. This graphic novel is the first in a whole series of Sin City books. The story follows protagonist named Marvin through throughout the city as … Continue reading →

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Weekly Blog: Show and Tell: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on April 27, 2020 by malvinharrison

For my comic, I wanted to create one that was very short but to the point, similar to the examples that Scott McCloud included in his book. For each panel, both the pictures and the words both depend on one … Continue reading →

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Weekly Blog: Living in Line: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on April 27, 2020 by malvinharrison

Through this comic, I was wanting to convey a feeling of tension and panic in an intense situation. The motorcycle driver is seen here driving away from something when they look at their fuel gauge and notice that they need … Continue reading →

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Northwest Alternative Comics: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on March 12, 2020 by malvinharrison

During my time at the WSU Museum Collection Study Center, I took the time to observe and read many of the comics that the artists contributed to the collection. They were all very impressive and unique in their own ways … Continue reading →

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Closure and Timeframes: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on March 10, 2020 by malvinharrison

For my graphic novel I chose the first volume of Sin City by Frank Miller. I chose this graphic novel because it’s a book that I borrowed from my dad a long time ago but never got around to reading … Continue reading →

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Final Digital Comic Collage: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on February 27, 2020 by malvinharrison

For my comic, I wanted it to feature things that meant a lot to me but were able to be scannable on the flatbed scanners in the CDSC. I found myself grabbing these small items that have a small story … Continue reading →

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Print vs Digital Comic: Malvin Malai-Harrison

Posted on January 23, 2020 by malvinharrison

To be honest, my drawing skills are definitely not as developed as I’d like them to be. As you can see, my original hand-drawn comic looks pretty terrible. However, my best work usually doesn’t come from sketching things in less … Continue reading →

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