I got Understanding Comics in London yesterday.<P>Pretty good, I must read it through again in detail soon. Some very interesting concepts, though I was quite surprised by how much I and Scott McCloud seem to think along the same lines in some ways. I must get the other one soon.<P>Mab<P>PS: Oh, but I don't see any mention of one of my most distinctive, self-developed features - I did spot Scott McCloud-shaped panels but I didn't see anything referring to the way I chop out or mould the panel frames to outline some characters standing in the foreground (as is seen <A HREF="http://blottostreet.keenspace.com/d/20010102.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A> in a character-specific way, and also <A HREF="http://blottostreet.keenspace.com/d/20010114.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A> in the middle panel to show foreground characters standing "beyond" the panel. Oh crap, I MUST repair the transparent gif glitch in that strip.)<P>I'll have to think about this whole comic thing even further. There's still so much I want to experiment with. I have a concept for an extremely experimental "comic strip" version of <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Suite/3088/Sally.html" TARGET=_blank>this poem</A> where almost every panel or sequence will be unorthodox, it's something I've wanted to do for YEARS - five years, I think. Poetry comics are something I have wanted to try for a while - if anyone can tell me who created the book "POETRY COMICS" I'll be forever grateful as I want a copy of that so much.<P>Daniel<P>------------------
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Understanding Comics (Scott McCloud)
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Maboo:
<B>I got Understanding Comics in London yesterday.<P>Pretty good, I must read it through again in detail soon. Some very interesting concepts, though I was quite surprised by how much I and Scott McCloud seem to think along the same lines in some ways. I must get the other one soon.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Told ya it was good! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> The sequel, <u>Reinventing Comics</u> has a little more about online comics. It's not as good as the original, but still very insightful and interesting.<P>Incidentally, I actually met him at A.P.E.Con in San Francisco. He was very nice and interesting to talk to. I invited him to Nightstar's #webcomics, but I doubt he'll ever show--he's far too busy.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>PS: Oh, but I don't see any mention of one of my most distinctive, self-developed features - I did spot Scott McCloud-shaped panels but I didn't see anything referring to the way I chop out or mould the panel frames to outline some characters standing in the foreground (as is seen <A HREF="http://blottostreet.keenspace.com/d/20010102.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A> in a character-specific way, and also <A HREF="http://blottostreet.keenspace.com/d/20010114.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A> in the middle panel to show foreground characters standing "beyond" the panel. Oh crap, I MUST repair the transparent gif glitch in that strip.)</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No, but he mentions Will Eisner, who <I>does</I> go into that sort of thing in his <u>Comics & Sequential Art</u> and <u>Graphic Storytelling</u>.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>I'll have to think about this whole comic thing even further. There's still so much I want to experiment with. I have a concept for an extremely experimental "comic strip" version of <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Suite/3088/Sally.html" TARGET=_blank>this poem</A> where almost every panel or sequence will be unorthodox, it's something I've wanted to do for YEARS - five years, I think. Poetry comics are something I have wanted to try for a while - if anyone can tell me who created the book "POETRY COMICS" I'll be forever grateful as I want a copy of that so much.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>"If a method of Printing which combines the Painter and the Poet is a phenomenon worthy of public attention, provided that it exceeds in elegance all former methods, the Author is sure of his reward."
- William Blake, "Prospectus to the Public, Oct. 10, 1793"<P>------------------
"Truth hides on the other side of a two-way mirror
In countless documents sent straight to the shredder
That might finally give us the whole of the picture
But until the day we decide to dig a little deeper
We know that truth will hide
Under fallen rocks and stones
At the end of a disconnected phone
Down an unmarked street
And buried, deep beneath your feet."
- Asian Dub Foundation, "Truth Hides" from <I>Community Music</I>
<B>I got Understanding Comics in London yesterday.<P>Pretty good, I must read it through again in detail soon. Some very interesting concepts, though I was quite surprised by how much I and Scott McCloud seem to think along the same lines in some ways. I must get the other one soon.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Told ya it was good! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif"> The sequel, <u>Reinventing Comics</u> has a little more about online comics. It's not as good as the original, but still very insightful and interesting.<P>Incidentally, I actually met him at A.P.E.Con in San Francisco. He was very nice and interesting to talk to. I invited him to Nightstar's #webcomics, but I doubt he'll ever show--he's far too busy.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>PS: Oh, but I don't see any mention of one of my most distinctive, self-developed features - I did spot Scott McCloud-shaped panels but I didn't see anything referring to the way I chop out or mould the panel frames to outline some characters standing in the foreground (as is seen <A HREF="http://blottostreet.keenspace.com/d/20010102.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A> in a character-specific way, and also <A HREF="http://blottostreet.keenspace.com/d/20010114.html" TARGET=_blank>here</A> in the middle panel to show foreground characters standing "beyond" the panel. Oh crap, I MUST repair the transparent gif glitch in that strip.)</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No, but he mentions Will Eisner, who <I>does</I> go into that sort of thing in his <u>Comics & Sequential Art</u> and <u>Graphic Storytelling</u>.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>I'll have to think about this whole comic thing even further. There's still so much I want to experiment with. I have a concept for an extremely experimental "comic strip" version of <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Suite/3088/Sally.html" TARGET=_blank>this poem</A> where almost every panel or sequence will be unorthodox, it's something I've wanted to do for YEARS - five years, I think. Poetry comics are something I have wanted to try for a while - if anyone can tell me who created the book "POETRY COMICS" I'll be forever grateful as I want a copy of that so much.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>"If a method of Printing which combines the Painter and the Poet is a phenomenon worthy of public attention, provided that it exceeds in elegance all former methods, the Author is sure of his reward."
- William Blake, "Prospectus to the Public, Oct. 10, 1793"<P>------------------
"Truth hides on the other side of a two-way mirror
In countless documents sent straight to the shredder
That might finally give us the whole of the picture
But until the day we decide to dig a little deeper
We know that truth will hide
Under fallen rocks and stones
At the end of a disconnected phone
Down an unmarked street
And buried, deep beneath your feet."
- Asian Dub Foundation, "Truth Hides" from <I>Community Music</I>
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