Mc Cloud 5 TWD 5 Discussion Draw the

Mc. Cloud 5, TWD 5 Discussion

Draw the Line • Without looking at your book, draw four equal panels (boxes). • Draw a single line in each box that represents one of these feelings: 1. 2. 3. 4. Proud and strong Warm and gentle Savage and deadly Weak and unstable

Question 1 • What is “synaesthetics” and what does it have to do with comics?

Question 2 • Do you agree or disagree with Mc. Cloud’s descriptions of the emotion expressed by the art styles on p. 126?

Question 3 • How does Mc. Cloud explain how certain types of lines (say, three curvy parallel lines) come to have meaning in comics?

Question 4 • Why do Japanese comics tend to display emotions differently than American comics (131)?

Question 5 • There are several methods for expressing emotion on 134 and 135, including abstract backgrounds, word balloon shapes, and lettering. • How many of these have you seen in other comics (including TWD)?

Group Activity • Please choose one of the following 4 options to discuss with group. Follow up with a 300 word report.

TWD Chp 5 #1 1. Carol proposes a polyamorous marriage between her, Lori, and Rick. Consider this situation from each perspective and whether it’s a preferred or oppositional reading: 1. Feminist 2. Neo-Marxist

TWD Chp 5 #2 1. Woodbury’s spectator sport is watching zombies and humans attack each other. This may seem preposterous, but consider the Roman gladiatorial combats, and illegal animal fighting or “extreme fighting” today. What seems to be TWD’s rhetorical argument towards this? (choose any perspective).

TWD Chp 5: #3 1. Compare Rick to the Governor. At this point of the narrative, the two seem like polar opposites. Choose any of the perspectives to argue for or against the proposition that he’s a better or leader than Rick. Alternatively: 1. What’s up with his niece? (dramatism) 2. What do you make of his headmounted display? (media)

TWD Chp 5: #4 • After defying the Governor, Michonne is brutally assaulted and raped (via closure). • These scenes were considered “too dark for TV. ” Why was it not “too dark” for comics? (feminism and/or visual) • How does this discrepancy alter the way we view the TV vs. the comic Governor? • Feminists warn about “rape culture” and our tendency to blame the victim, trivialize or deny rape, or deny its long-term harm (to the victim as well as society). Do you think the TWD comic is a preferred or oppositional reading to hegemonic beliefs about rape and sexual assault? (Sensitive topic; please be mindful).