Week One: Notes over comic techniques

Short stories adapted: How are the artist telling the stories?

HELL ON EARTH
Storyboard-like, strait-forward style. Nothing fancy with the paneling itself.
Page 10- effectively distorts text boxes to match mood of scene.
Page 11- as the action heats up, the panels actually do change. Because they were stagnant before, it has good impact.

NIGHTWINGS
I like this! Exciting paneling, out-of-panel action to keep the action flowing. Love the colors. Personal narrative style.

FROST AND FIRE
Well, the sketchier, inky style certainly would fit a Ray Bradbury story…
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MERCHANTS OF VENUS
Feels more like an Archie comic. Maybe it's the yellow text balloons.
In-head narration in yellow, speech bubbles the usual white. Makes it easy to follow. Love the paneling and characters.
Page 16- Nice POV to bring excitement into a talking scene.

DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND
Simple compositions with plenty of space for conversational word balloons. More detailed scenes when there are NO word balloons. Keeps the reader's focus exactly where the artist wants.
'Acts' are included in the narrative, like a play.

THE MAGIC GOES AWAY
The initial of each paragraph helps set the mood. Feels like we are embarking on 'ye old tale' adventure.
Realistic characters, interesting to look at.
Page 8- Epic page for the old man's backstory. The monochrome images placed around the whole layout of the page create a montage.
Page 12- The use of color is powerful in this comic. Violence = red

SANDKINGS
Busy panels of the city take us instantly into the world of this Simon character.