week5 graphic novels


            I read the “A Contract with God” by the Will Eisner. I am very impressed by the format of this graphic novel. Doesn’t like any comic book I read before, I feel more like reading an actual novel with beautiful illustration. Different the the other comic book story, “A Contract with God” has a more mature core, the story is more realistic and has more depth than other comic book story. And I really love his ‘camera language’, it is just like watching a move, Eisner doesn’t use too much words to describe the scene, instead audiences can somehow sense the atmosphere through the drawing. In other words, Eisner’s drawing has more perspective and details than other comic, he also knows how to use a dramatic lighting to reflects the character’s mental status, which I like a lot. In summary, Will Eisner’s graphic novel can be considering as a milestone in western comic history, since he not only shows us a brand new possibility of comic, but also a well usage of story telling image.
            Blankets by Craig Thompson is very personal. Different than other comic story I read, Craig was not try to tell the story that nobody read before, instead, he put a lot of emotion and personal experience in it, to make it a story that everyone can all somehow related to, in other words, he is telling everyone’s story. I also really like his art style and choice of camera shot. He used lots of three points perspective to show either the strength or vulnerability in character. He also used lots of internal dialogues to show the character mental status to bring life to character.    
                                                          

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