Comic Book and Graphic Narratives Notes

Megg, Mogg, & Owl , was an interesting comic. I felt like the characters could be real people in the real world through what they do and how they behave.              Making lower class characters a witch, a werewolf, an owl, and a cat was all brilliant. It felt very Halloween themed to me. All the characters would be considered low life’s. They smoke a lot of weed, drink a lot of alcohol, and argue all the time. They even fight when all four of them go on a camping trip that’s supposed to be fun, free and a good time overall. During the first camping night, it is implied that Owl killed a dog unintentionally, but still did it. When the other characters ask him if he’s seen a missing dog, Owl has all of them including himself leave the campgrounds. I found this conflict in the story quite comedic. In addition, when Owl complains about his and the other characters home not being clean, it’s a good example of what it’s like t...

The Manhattan Project by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Piatarra was a really awesome comic to read. I’ve always been interested in stories that take place during a real-time period, but are fictionalized to a certain extent.               The story starts off with a meeting between an American general and Dr. Oppenheimer, in which the general signs Oppenheimer onto The Manhattan Project. It turns out that Dr. Oppenheimer is one member of a set of twins.  The backstory of the Oppenheimer twins was fascinating, and the colors of the frames that were used to tell this backstory. I liked how the blue frames represent happiness, while the red frames represent a darker side of Joseph, who is one of the twins. Joseph is mentally ill. He would kill animals and then eat them whole. The red frame I really liked was the one where Joseph is holding a dead bird in his hands. It portrays his sick intentions, along...