3. “The thing that comics do that no other graphic art does is
to weave word and picture together to achieve a narrative
purpose . . . Not a simple coupling of the verbal and the
visual, but a blend, a true mixture."
~R.C. Harvey
23. The Reader = The Co-Author
•panels circumscribe space, not
contain it
•comics omit more than they include
•require leaps of imagination on behalf
of the reader
24. Artwork
(in order of appearance)
• Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California
• David B.: Epileptic
• Jan Vermeer: The Milkmaid
• Peter Kuper: Give It Up
• Andrew Wyeth: Christina's World
• Alex Ross & Mark Waid: Kingdom Come
• Chris Ware: Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
• Alan Moore & Brian Bolland: The Killing Joke
• Skottie Young: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz