Heroes and villains A lesson on modernday comics

Why do people read comics? There are many types of “comics” in our culture.

Let’s look at the fabulous Lynda barry ^This is the description of a college

Why comics? Comics are accessible. What does this mean? Why is it valuable to

Why heroes and villains? What is your life like? What is hard for YOU?

What are the heroes and villains Marjane Satrapi is representing and dealing with in

What is a common theme we’ve now seen in Satrapi’s and Garcia’s work? There

Guy Delisle often creates comics about his travels to different parts of the world

It seems that Delisle is saying something pretty specific about the relationship between tourists

Yumi Sakaguwa deals with more subtle emotional issues. The heroes and villains in this

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v 9 on. Zp. Qix_w

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Heroes and villains A lesson on modern-day comics and how they enrich the world.

What is a hero? What is a villain?

Why do people read comics? There are many types of “comics” in our culture. Graphic novels. Political cartoons. Comic strips. Old-school comic books. The list goes on. They all reach multitudes of people that, for one reason or another, find a common ground with the artist’s work. Maybe, it expresses something that they know and feel, but can not express themselves.

Let’s look at the fabulous Lynda barry ^This is the description of a college course she teaches^ Her definition of “comic” is VERY wide and FAR reaching. But it’s all focused around the telling of some sort of story. Stoooorrrriiiiiiieeeeeesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why comics? Comics are accessible. What does this mean? Why is it valuable to make art ACCESSIBLE?

Why heroes and villains? What is your life like? What is hard for YOU? Who do you love and admire? Who are the HEROES of your world? Who or what represents a VILLAINOUS FORCE in your life? It could be as simple as my mom is a hero, and my homework is a villain. Doesn’t have to be dramatic. Sharing this information through a really accessible art form allows people to understand relate to you. Maybe it can even change their day. Maybe they feel the same way. This is what making art is about.

Marjane Satrapi

What are the heroes and villains Marjane Satrapi is representing and dealing with in her work?

Eric Garcia

What is a common theme we’ve now seen in Satrapi’s and Garcia’s work? There is one character in particular that is repeated, in somewhat similar contexts.

Guy Delisle often creates comics about his travels to different parts of the world

It seems that Delisle is saying something pretty specific about the relationship between tourists and military and locals in Jerusalem. Is there a clear hero/villain relationship here? Or are the lines somewhat blurred?

Yumi Sakaguwa deals with more subtle emotional issues. The heroes and villains in this work are a lot harder to identify… but we can still see a struggle between forces, right?

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v 9 on. Zp. Qix_w

What is a hero? What is a villain?