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The comic that I choose to focus on in the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections was the comic “Crash.” I found this comic inside a collection of comics that one of the staff members at the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special … Continue reading →

Emotion can be sent to the reader’s mind just by adjusting the line quality. Scott McCloud discusses how the artists can convey information simply by the line quality. In the comic book, Raw, by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, there … Continue reading →

The image I chose that conveyed the most emotion through lines was an image out of “The Amazing Spider-Man” found in MASC in the Holland and Terrell library. The image is of Harry Osborne, aka, the Green Goblin. The lines … Continue reading →

The example that I chose for line quality is seen in the Zap Comics #8 where there is a skinny strange alien with no eyes that is talking to a bunch of military admirals about war that is going to … Continue reading →

This is an image from Eastman and Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The line quality in this scene conveys a sense of unease, tension, and shows that there is something sinister about it. In the next scene, it is revealed … Continue reading →

This image is form the second issue of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series, made by Kevin Brooks Eastman and Peter Laird.  This image both conveys emotion and interdependency.  Though at times the turtles’ emotions are hard to … Continue reading →

After reading chapter 5 of Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics, I have a better understanding of how much line can effect the overall work and the way a reader interprets it. McCloud talks about how line can represent emotions such as anger, … Continue reading →

The example I used for line if from “I Saw It” by Keiji Nakazawa and the picture I am referencing is of the people right after the bomb hits. The lines in this that relate to McClouds examples are the … Continue reading →

After visiting the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC), I found many fascinating comics and texts that really stood out to me. There were several examples of the use of lines, as well as photo/word combinations.  In Chapter 5 of … Continue reading →