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So we have some different images here of

Special Issue on Multimodality Well, and

414 Look how lines are added to show how

1 So we have some different images here of The Flash in action. Special Issue on Multimodality Well, and jumping. Uh, anyways you get the idea. 414 Look how lines are added to show how fast he is running. And stomping. And spinning his arms. The Flash is constantly moving! There are another ways to show speed, however. Sometimes the background is blurred and the subject looks stationary. Like so. Motion lines don't only indicate speed. And the amount of lines used to illustrate this vary. It can be many or few, maybe even a single line. They are primarily used to show any type of action.

2 415 Okay! So let's move onto emotion lines. Something about lines on the face and emotion. Oh right! If you add lines to a character face you can represent different emotions, thus Eh-he, I forgot what I wanted to say... Emotion lines! I look pretty sad right? Oh the despair! Like this. Let's kick it up a notch.

3 416 For instance, what do you feel when you see Emotion can also be depicted through colors. Think about how often color is used in novels to symbolize an emotion or tone. Red? Keep this in mind when reading color comics. And also question why black&white comics decide not to use color. Okay, so why is Hellboy red? Okay, well that's all I have to share with you. Let's go re... Excuse me...

417 Oh! What do you mean "why read comics?

together in panels: The ways comics use both is

So word specific is were the words drive the

4 417 Oh! What do you mean "why read comics?" Heh, that's a pretty common thought. But really, comics are pretty complex. But why read comics? Aren't they just for kids? You know, not real literature? When we think of comics, we think of two things: Pictures and words. For example, here are three ways the two work together in panels: The ways comics use both is what makes comics so cool. Word specific, picture specific, and interdependent*! So word specific is were the words drive the story Such as... And the pictures can illustrate the mood and tone. * McCloud, 1993, p The words inform us, while the pictures illustrate an ominous mood in Hellblazer.

418 Here pictures drive the story and words add

Picture specific, as you can guess, is the

Interdependent panels are used most often in

Here, words and pictures work hand in hand to

them! So, to recap, when we think of comics we

Ant-man, and that he can use ants for his bidding.

5 418 Here pictures drive the story and words add sound effects or amplify a tone. Picture specific, as you can guess, is the opposite. Interdependent panels are used most often in comics and really let this specific medium shine! Here, words and pictures work hand in hand to convey an idea that is dependent upon both of them! So, to recap, when we think of comics we think of words and pictures. But really, comics do so much more! The words tell us that this is the birth of Ant-man, and that he can use ants for his bidding. The pictures, on the other hand, illustrate his size in comparison to his foe and really drives home the urgency of this situation. Comics are actually multimodal texts!

6 419 So we've already discussed words and images Which takes care of the linguistic and visual modes. But comics also utilize the spatial, gestural, and aural modes. Space is used through page layout, gesture through body language, and audio through sound effects and speech volume*. And gestures, well... On a scale from one to happy, how happy am I? So space includes things like panel size and variance, which we talked about earlier. And audio is well... This! So there you have it, comics are pretty complex. 'Nuff said. * Jacobs, 213, p Except maybe...

7 Excelsior!!! Now go read some comics!

421 References Jacobs, D. (2013). Graphic Encounters: Comics and the Sponsorship of Multimodal Literacy. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. McCloud, S. (1993). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.

8 421 References Jacobs, D. (2013). Graphic Encounters: Comics and the Sponsorship of Multimodal Literacy. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. McCloud, S. (1993). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harpercollins. Assets Amazing Spider-man #42 Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye Watchmen The Silver Age of Comic Book Art Akira #1 Hellboy: The Third Wish Hellblazer #31 Batman: The Killing Joke Tales to Astonish #35 Peter Parker says cite your sources!

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