Review Of ' The Sky ! ' It 's A Bird

The Graphic Novel Club is a school club that I have unofficially led for the past two years. In this club we encourage the members to look deeper into any passion they have for comics, anime, superheroes, or cartoon design. We look at a broad range of art from comic strips to the full scale production of the latest Marvel movie and why components of the art have changed to accommodate the changing demographic.

Writing, as described by E.L. Doctorow, is an exploration. In her novel, Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott explores the writing process, providing her insight on stylistic, theoretical, and instructional points. These points are essential in the composure of a book and are prevalent in many literary works such as Tim O’Brien’s The Things they Carried. In his book, O’Brien relives his time on the frontlines of the Vietnam War, telling fictional stories of life before, during, and post war. The novels are tied together with O’Brien’s use of character development, dialogue, and design setting strategies as discussed in Bird by Bird.

Why are comics not appreciated as much as the dry narratives of novels in the literary world? A comic is composed of symbols to express concepts shared by all people in their own social environment, and provide more tools than conventional art to truly show artistic intention.

In Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, she emphasizes how the little things, such as detail, should become the primary focal point to writing. I believe that the chapter titled Index Cards, played a big role on how to use detail in your notes. The chapter titled Character, stressed the way to inhibit such detail in your writing and how far you actually need to go with that detail. Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird and her large press on detail provided me with insight on how to help me ace my future essays.

“Why Manga Wins over Comics.” Nothing but Comics, 25 June 2015, nothingbutcomics.net/2015/06/25/why-manga-wins-over-comics/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2017. Itho’s Sphere is a username used in most of his article, real name is Josh Rector. The article can be found on “Nothing but Comics” a website whose main goal is “to build the best comic book community there is out there”. Alex Rupp is the “Head Dork in Charge” (as said on website- but founder and owner). Josh Rector is an aspiring comics writer/artist; his education is unknown. Compared to Issues & Controversies’ article, this is going to be way better and so helpful, more than any other source. Josh listed so many reason why manga is way better than comics, and doesn’t give comics much acknowledgement. (Best source!!!) This website is so helpful because it points out so much difference between manga and comic book, that manga is “hands down” the better option. It gives point like manga is printed on smaller, recycled paper, with more chapters. Comic books are larger and color and has less

Anne Lamott is an American novelist, nonfiction writer, essayist, and memoirist. She graduated from Drew College Preparatory School in San Francisco, California. Her father, Kenneth Lamott, was also a writer and was the basis of her first novel Hard Laughter. Anne’s life is registered in Freida Lee Mock’s 1999 documentary Bird by Bird: A film Portrait of writer Anne Lamott. Bird by Bird (first published January 1st, 1994) from the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock (Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision), it offers an intimate portrait and her craft because it is an inside look at the habits she takes to seat down in front of a white piece of paper and get started. Yet, the book is encouraging, realistic and she writes with truth and wisdom.

Birdie is sick of her life in New Hampshire and decided to run away to Boston to find Dot. She is so overwhelmed and tired over living a lie that she wanted to get back to old life. Birdie found Dots address from the postcard that she stole from her mother. While with Dot she explains that everything was okay and that her mother new that she went to find her. Birdies mind was on trying to find out news on her father and Cole, so she asked Dot if she knew anything. Dot did know where they were she told her, that she only got a photo from them a few years ago. Birdie has this hole in her heart because she is left with this unknowing where her father and Cole are. She is so desperate for them that she ran away from her mother in the hops of finding

To the general public, comic books are usually in the same category as video games. Most people think of comic books just as a silly child entertainment tool. Comic books have sky rocketed in popularity within the current decade mainly from the help of superhero movie adaptations. Even with their rise of popularity within the general public comic books are still considered a lesser form of reading. The casual reader will never put a comic book, no matter how famous, in the same league as To Kill a Mockingbird in literary complexity. Comic books carry a negative stigma with them. They first stared out as children’s tales, but have grown to have a complexity that even some scholars have trouble pinpointing. All of the controversy begs the question

Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel, David Boring, follows a unique to comics storyline, eliminating the stereotypical “superhero” character all together and instead, involves a typical young man in order to explore cultural themes prevalent while living in a big city. In doing this, Clowes is able to employ more mature topics for his readers while at the same time, embrace the comic book format to accommodate this. The principal theme that remains constant throughout this work relates to human connections, written in a style in that of a cinematic drama to capture the realities and emotions pertinent behind the scenes.

Publishers, rather than relying on circulation through drugstores and other retail outlets as used during the “golden age,” used a direct distribution to specialty comic book shops around the United States. The success of this new strategy is evident by such events as Metropolis, Illinois erecting a “7 1/2-foot representation of Superman”, [which] was dedicated on November 7, 1986.” According to Fenwick Anderson, author of Comic Heroes: Popular Culture on a Pedestal, the city of Metropolis, the only city in the United States sharing the name of Superman’s comic book home, sought to capitalize on Superman’s renewed popularity.

The Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne, these are all aliases for an enigmatic character in popular culture most commonly known as Batman. While having his humble origins in the pulp magazines of the late 1930’s, over the span of his existence, he has expanded into a full-blown franchise. There have been 3 TV shows on him, 4 movies (1 more still in the making), various videogames, and over 20 comic book series that currently feature his name. Even after 60 years of being in print, it was a Batman issue that was the highest selling comic book of the last week of November, 2004. It is the aim of this project to explore the reasons why this one particular comic book superhero has managed to keep his

The superhero genre is classified by a fight of good vs. evil. The heroes and the villains are complex characters driven by motives that are not always black and white. Besides dealing with fictional characters, superhero comic books often incorporate real life difficulties, such as racism, sexism, and drug use. The storylines are driven by the superheroes fight against the forces of evil, but the underlying story often deals with conflicting moral dilemmas and self-doubt. The superheroes have secret identities and strut around in colorful costumes, but behind these personas, lay a story of triumph and defeat. The true appeal of comics is not the colorful character who follows it but the dark, gritty storylines that cause the reader to view the world and humanity in a new light. In “Batman #134”, written in 1960 by Bill Finger, a few of these requirements are addressed. This comic follows Batman and Robin’s adventure in an undisclosed South American republic. The major conflict lies with a man named Diaz, who releases a monster known as “The Rainbow Creature.” This creature terrorizes the village until Batman uses his world-class detective skills to defeat the beast. The storyline is quickly wrapped up in a span of nine pages, and the childish tone of the comic causes the intrigue of the story to be lost on the reader. On the other hand, Batman: Ego, written by Darwyn Cooke in 2000, deals with the harsh atmosphere of Gotham. The comic tells the story of a wounded Batman and

When comics were first coming out, they were not all that popular but in todays’ world, they have become very popular and well known. Several of these comics have been turned into films, which is one of the many reasons why the popularity has been rising over the years. One of the most well known comics is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. This comic was composed and released in 1986 by Frank Miller. With the usage of Frank Miller’s powerful, intense lines and the artwork done by Klaus Janson’s and Lynn Varley’s it has elevated this comic up to the very top of mainstream comics. In Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the skillful illustrations on the pages successfully create the thought that there are underlying meanings, which makes the atmosphere a very intense one throughout the comic. The work of art that is presented on the pages in this comic are embedded in such a way that the pages become the continuum for the meaning. One of the main themes that are imbedded on the pages through the artwork in this book is the ideological struggle between Bruce Wayne and Batman.

The comic book is a way in which so many have taken to reading and observing art, and it has changed throughout the years.

I commend the authors who stick their neck out on the line to express themselves in a creative way. A way in which attracts and pulls the reader in, possess them to enjoy the book. A book that’s not only a comic and is a good read, but as a deep meaning to it. The comic books talks about controversial topics that nobody else dears to talk about or express their own opinion on. The most common superhero that stars in many comic books, Wonder Woman has a secret; and a deeper mean than what is perceived. She’s the iconic image of women’s suffrage and rights. “Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of women who, I believe, should rule the world” (Lepore pg 2) Wonder Woman conveys the strength, courage and bravery women had to