Final Flashcards
how may years did it take to write the black hole? (year to year)
9 years 1995-2004
what do you see in changes over the 9 years it took to write back hole?
drawing styles, themes, dates dealing with historical issues ex school shootings
each individual picture
Panel
Panels organized into ______ or _____ which can have horizontal or vertical arrangements
stripes or tiers
the spatial configuration of the strips or tiers is referred to as the __________
page layout
the arrangement of panels on a page
page layout
text that brackets the main narrative of the work (everything outside Ex. page size, thickness, its spine, dust jacket)
paratexts
what else whole you close read aside from the texts? and ex
design elements yearbook photos
the organization of the panels in strips or tiers gives them ______
sequentiality
the space between the panels
gutters
what do the squiggly lines in black hole represent?
character is experiencing a flashback, dreaming or a halluciation
any spatial organization of the panels that breaks the linear path of the sequence
tabular or translinear
another way to generate sequence that departs from linear horizontal or vertical arrangements ex the extensive use of spiral and circular motifs in black hole
tabular/ translinear
a graphic novel that emphasizes narrative over visual composition which tends to be regular and not tied to the story (read left to right)
conventional
decorative graphic novel prioritize the visual composition of the layout, independent of the narrative. the layouts are often highly variable and idiosyncratic, and a conscientious effort is made to vary the visual composition as much as possible, in spite of the story
formal classification
When the visual coposition and organization of the page seems to play a crucial role in the narrative- that is, when the structuure of the page participates in the story being told
productive