Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Cartoonish Faces vs Realistic Faces in Comics

2) Describe the difference between a cartoonish face and a more realistic face in comics. What is the effect of each? What is the significance of their differences? (see esp. p. 31ff and p. 39-41ff)

McCloud explains the difference between a cartoonish face and a more realistic face in terms of their ability to express universality and to help the reader connect to the comic character.

No comments:

Post a Comment