comic

1. M AT T B A U R L E
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF
AMERICA

2. ABSTRACT
• In Gotham, Wonder Woman teams up with Batman take
out Steel Fang. The two share flirtatious remarks while
fighting, and talk about a kiss they shared about a year
ago. Later, at the Watchtower, Wonder Woman sneaks
into Martian Manhunter’s Transconscience Articulator to
see if Bruce Wayne is the right man for her. The rest is a
flash of different scenarios that put Wonder Woman
again the Joker, with Bruce as a old man talking about
being in love, and fighting some more bad men. She
wakes up from the machine to have none other than
Bruce Wayne at her side.

3. THEME/FOCUS
• The theme/focus of the comic is going into Wonder
Woman’s head and getting more of a background

4. Picture Specific
combinations give
the word half the
panel so they are
half of the focus
This is Picture
specific because it’s
a transition between
dreams and having
a picture with action
words is a beautiful
idea

5. Aspect to Aspect
shows action
through panels
without words
This full page spread
shows a Wonder
Woman battle
sequence without
words, but you still
understand the action

6. Face expressions
show exactly how
the character is
feeling.
Wonder Woman is
showing Joy in
this panel.
Laughing at the
conversation.

7. Action to Action
uses words and
action to get
from panel to
panel.
Here Batman is
fighting and
talking about the
fight as we go
from panel to
panel.

8. Establishing
shots set the
scene for where
the characters
are.
In this shot is Martian
Manhunter’s machine
that Wonder Woman
goes in to see the
future.

9. Depth in the
frame gives the
feel for how
large the scene
really is.
The depth in this
shot on themiscrya
shows how massive
and how high in the
clouds they are.

10. The costume is
the key to
recognizing
who the
character is.
This frame gives a
beautiful view of
Wonder Woman’s
costume and now
we know exactly
what to look for
when we see her

11. Eyes mean a lot to a
character. The goal
of the eyes is to know
who a character is
without seeing
anything but the eyes.
In this panel, you can
see the Joker’s face,
but his eyes are
telling the story of
how psychotic he is
with that stare.

12. Word-Specific:
when the words
tell what is
happening in
the frame
The yellow text in
this frame is telling
the reader exactly
what is happening
in the frame.

13. Moment to
moment:
showing a short
amount of action
in a lot of
frames.
In the series of frames,
Wonder Woman is going
into a deep sleep machine.
Each frame gets closer
and closer to her, showing
each moment.

14. Loudness is
portrayed in
comics with
BIG FONT
Big font for a
big entrance by
the joker in this
frame.

15. The grid system
is the base for
how to draw a
scene.
The left side of this
picture makes this a
one point grid.
Making the eye
travel to the back of
the frame.

16. Exaggerated
poses are
everything in
comics.
The Joker’s face on
the left and the
loudness of the font
makes this very
exaggerated

17. When the picture
and words tell
the same story,
duo-specific.
Wonder Woman is
talking about Batman
as the action is being
done through
drawing

18. Body language
shows the
characters
expression without
the face and talking
The body language
shown here shows
that Batman and
Wonder Woman are
showing affection
towards eachother

19. Graphic
contrast helps
with the
aesthetic of the
comic
The contrast of dark
to light makes the
panel more intense
and makes you feel
for Wonder Woman

20. Scene to scene
is a transition
method and
crunches time
These 2 pages are
different scenes put
back to back showing
a reality to a dream
sequence

21. Subject to subject
is an efficient way
of transitioning
through
conversations
This full page spread
is a big action
sequence, bouncing
from subject to
subject with
conversation and
action

22. CONCLUSION
• This project I explored JLA #90 and how it expressed the
content in McCloud’s Making Comics. With an look into
each concept, and how it appears in an actual printed
comic book, it is easy to learn about how comics are
made and the thought process behind them.

23. THE END