Week 8 Representing


Week 8

            I read the March, and it was the first time I read a non-fictional comic story, more like a historical story. Personally, I’m not a big fan of these comic, but I did found something interesting.
            First the artwork is truly stunning. If I have to ask myself what is the purpose of making these historical story comic than read it on the paper. I would properly say it is the immersive experience it brings to the audiences. By the usage of image composition, John Lewis was able to draw audiences into what was really happened during the African American Civil rights movement. I put some examples below to better demonstrate the idea. As you can see, reader can experience the civil right movement through the artist’s point of view, which is far more powerful than plain text on paper.
            Another advantage of making history comic that I can think of is it makes a better educational resource than words. Due to the nature of comic, it tends to be relatively easy to pick up and read medium for younger kid. Therefore, instead of just read and quickly forget the content of black civil right moment, the impression of these immersive image will root in reader’s mind.
            In the end, I do believe different than the most comic, these historical comics are not make to entertain people but rather educated, and called for public attention for minority representation in comic. In other words, I’m glad to see that a new generation of artists start to challenge the various stereotypes of character representation in the traditional comic industry.


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