Peter Botzakis: The Usage Of Comic Books

When readers read a story written by an author they will usually think that the author likes to read books and is what led the author to writing a book. William Goldman said, “As a child, I had no Interest in reading” (Goldman 3), this can lead readers to imagining the author as a young child rather than an adult not wanting to read a book. When Readers imagine the author as a young child the image imagined can give a better sense of how the author felt as a young child. The imagination of a child giving the reader a picture to think about is less complex than that of a adult giving a reader a picture to think about.

Furthermore, reading that the character Peter Pan was introduced by the author in his earlier novel in a story told to a young boy David by a bachelor wanting to lay with him. The realisation that this may indeed be written to 'fulfill adult desires ' grows.

They read because they live in an often terrible world. They read because they believe, despite the callow protestations of certain adults, that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones-will save them” (Alexie). Readers use literature as an escape, they use it to get away from their life. Reading literature can distract the

He writes “In my 30s, I found myself writing action movies and comic books. I wrote some Hulk stories, and met the geek-geniuses who created him. I saw my own creations turned into action figures, cartoons, and computer games.” Jones purpose of this article is to allay the fears of parents to see the good in video games as opposed to critics. He backs it up by quoting a psychiatric that works with teens. “Children need violent entertainment for them to explore the inescapable feelings that they’ve been taught to deny, and to reintegrate those feelings into a more whole, more complex, more resilient self-hood,” Writes

When people think of comic books and smartphone games they generally think of children. However, Sam Anderson and Michael Chabon effectively persuade readers to recognize that comic books and smartphone apps should be looked in a different manner. Sam Anderson’s, “Just one more game” is about the digital games that are found on smartphones and how these visual games can lead to a better future. Sam Anderson is a journalist and appeared on the New York Times magazine with his quirky and contemporary essay. Similarly, Michael Chabon is an eccentric writer and read his essay, “Kid’s Stuff,” at the Eisner Awards (like comic book Oscar’s) in 2004. Chabon’s piece of writing is attempting to persuade comic book writers to change their target audience

In today’s society what does an average person like to do for fun? Let’s go around asking many people form the age of 10-25 and see what their answer may be, It will more likely be something along the lines of “watching television” or “hanging out with my friends” but when that one person says “I like to read for fun” Some people may find that weird or amusing, but in all reality reading is fun, it is something wonderful to do in our spare time. It takes our minds to a different place than your own. It is like escaping and pretending to be someone else for a couple of hours. As Neil Gaiman said in his lecture, “You get to feel things, visit places and worlds you would never otherwise know. You learn that everyone out there is a me, as well,

Bright-eyed and bouncing with excitement, I stare up at my father from my bed as he reads The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter for the umpteenth time. As I drift off to sleep, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter Rabbit dance around in my dreams and with them, Beatrix Potter’s imaginative world cements its lasting impression into my life. Cradling my Peter Rabbit ragdoll, I carry the lessons of her tales into adulthood. Similar to how I draw upon my childhood influences, Beatrix Potter drew upon hers. Throughout her life, Potter was affected by a multitude of influences which built the foundation for her success; in her teenage years, Potter met Hardwicke Rawnsley who impacted the course of her future achievements. The encounterments that people have in their lives reappear subtly throughout their entire lives as they themselves build upon the progress of the past.

Thesis Statement: Comic Books are not just enjoyable to read for most but have changed everyday life more than people realize.

Today, images surround us, and they can have a bigger interaction between their viewers than may be assumed. In Scott McCloud’s book, “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art”, he relays the concept of simplification, and how to use it to bring more emphasis to the meaning of the drawing. In other words, McCloud is saying that through a process of breaking down a drawing to its rawest and most simplistic form, the piece itself becomes deeper in meaning. When looking at a finished image it should be apparent that the artist put thought into every detail, line, shape. When a final image looks simplistic, this is where the artist has succeeded in tricking the eye into believing the image is effortless when in fact it can in some cases be the exact

What makes this show so significant for the character? Well, for one, it established everything from the look of the Daily Planet, all the way to Superman's ability to fly.

Ever thought how dumb comic books or graphic novels were growing up? Why such avid readers were called (myself included) nerds? Yet were smarter than you? Think back to how geeky their way of speaking was and they touched on such complexities even for a book! Shortly, reasoning will tell you why comic books are the best. Over the years, from the 20th to 21st century, research and documentation has been stacking up to prove that comic books make their readers smarter. Comics make you want to read, and they use complex language which progresses verbal intelligence. Like steroids for the mind, comics can take struggling readers and make them stronger!

Although “Maus” (Spiegelman, 1986) is a story in comic form, Art Spiegelman managed to exhibit "the depth and subtlety that we learn to expect in traditional novels and extended nonfictional texts" by creating a biographical work about the experience that his father had as Polish Jew during the Holocaust. That subject in itself is serious, but Spiegelman made it even more compelling by adding a secondary biography of sorts as he tells us the story of his interactions with his father, as he visits him on frequent occasions to record his memories. Another interesting detail is that all characters are symbolized by animals, for instance, mice as Jews, cats as Germans, frogs as French, pigs as Poles and so on. Nevertheless, even though the author

In the land of the rising sun, the popularity of manga and its influence upon the society are phenomenal. Manga is regarded as the vehicle for self-entertainment ‘consumed’ by various individuals, from the lonely train commuters to high school students, also including overseas

With the constant streaming of new movies and television shows available, moviegoers tend to watch them for fun. They see an entertaining movie about conflict that sparks the sense of adventure in them. But do they really grasp what the movie can teach the viewers? With today’s society, the themes are lost in the entertainment purposes. However, books have developed to do what a movie does and so much more. In this way books give life to all people that read them.

From an early age I loved to read. At just two years old I would beg my mother to enroll me into school. I watched as my older sister meticulously picked out her outfit each night in preparation for the next school day. At such a young age I somehow knew that this thing called “school” was the answer to something spectacular. My home was chaotic and reading became an escape and helped distract me from the unpleasant family dynamic.