Week 13:
So, this week I had the privilege of reading Arkham Asylum and First off, great read. I could talk about all the aspects that I think make this reading so objectively successful. But, honestly, I'm going to start with the common trend of my blog posts and stick with panel orientation and page layout. It’s not because I’m incapable of any other type of analysis. But, because every week I’ve been trying to choose stories that specifically can only be told by the paper medium in order to reinforce my support for the medium. Anyways, Arkham Asylum once again is a piece that is, in my opinion, only optimally successful if it is absorbed in a paper medium. So, the panel orientation is confusing as fuck, however, they are purposefully like that. From my interpretation, the reading attempts to simulate you going mad and crazy. You are supposed to experience it as if you were going through the asylum going mad and crazy. The orientation of the panels and the dark confusing painted lighting are purposefully disorienting you in order to enhance your reading experience. It’s kind of hilarious because typically with comics because you are limited by panels, your job as the illustrator is complete clarity. But with this piece, the artist was like, “let's confuse the fuck out of them because it will enhance their experience”. But, it’s also not done at random. They have to be very strategic because if you make it too challenging then the reader will lose interest. However, Arkham Asylum is on a fine line where I am actually focused so hard on trying to make sense of the panels that they are the only thing I can focus on. Which in turn, allows the reader to be fully immersed. Overall, amazing reading and very effective in its stylistic choices.
Week 14 This week I read the Perry Bible Fellowship, and It was a fun read. I read a lot of webcomics such as owl turd, and it very much radiated the same energy. It required not a lot of thought process, the humor was very clever, and they were really quick reads. It saddens me to say this, but in our society of ever-shortening attention spans, people just don’t have the patience anymore to read epic comics like Bones, Marvel, and Manga. People want their entertainment instantly, and if they have to read something lengthy, and they aren’t immediately laughing then they are very quick to pass it by. It sucks that that is the reason they have a place, but for the sake of webcomics, I only see them increasing in popularity. However, even though I presented a big negative, it's not all bad. What's kind of fun about this style of comics is that anyone can make them, so you do not have to be the best artist. And sometimes, the shittier the drawing the funnier it is. So now, as ...
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