This will be my final blog for this semester. I really enjoyed this activity. Although the suspense of not knowing whether I am meeting the professors expectations are a little bit annoying. I can say that this is overall a wonderful experience. I was surprised at how helpful the other students were to me. I was expecting some backlash for controversial books like Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely true Diary of a Part-time Indian" but the feedback I got was much in agreement. The only thing I felt I disagreed on was a reader misinterpreting a cheeky way of encouraging people to research the author as advising people not to research the author. In the future if I am to make a controversial statement I will have to stop and make sure that this is something I am ready to defend to the end. I need to make sure this is something I not only feel like I can stand for, but feel like I can defend it without falling to name calling and using any logical fallacies. The books that I will conclude with are books about a personal passion of mine. I love drawing and making stories for comics and cartoons. I chose the book Adventures in Cartooning: How to turn your doodles into comics by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost. Adventures in Cartooning: How to turn your doodles into comics by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost. Publication date 2009 length 112 pages intended audience 4-10 year olds This comic is for people who like to draw but are self conscious about how their drawings look. This comic is for people who think about their work so much they fall into analysis paralysis. I enjoyed how there was a page that said "If you could draw the following figures" then you can make the adventure. The story begins with a princess in a tower who has gone missing. Then there is knight chasing a dragon. I found this a great set up to show the twist that the knight going after the dragon is the princess. I enjoyed the pictures of the horse doing shenanigans such as eating candy and hanging on to the tree like a cat. I can see girls who are into equestrian activities really connecting with the protagonist of this book. I like how the lesson would sneak in. Even though the end had drawing lessons, this felt like an adventure comic. My only critique is that it just started at the beginning, there needs to be more. Apparently the authors felt the same way because there are more in the series such as Adventures in Cartooning Characters in Action and Adventures in Cartooning Christmas Special. One book that I would like to compare it to is a book I would recommend for that young lady several years later. For seniors in high school and freshmen in college I would recommend Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of comics, manga and Graphic novels. Author: Scott McCloud Publication date 2006 length 264 pages intended audience Senior High and college students. Making comics is seen, by many, as an essential to making comics. It is a sequel to the 1993 book Understanding Comics but is also stand alone. This looks at the philosophy of making comics. It talks about how to evoke emotion, how drawing things a certain way can be helpful or hurtful depending on where the eye of the reader goes. And there is a way to have the reader follow the panels in a certain direction. This book is for an older audience because it has many wordy lectures and exhaustively puts in examples from comics all over the world. It not only incorporates superheros but Manga and European comics, as well as slice of life comics from everywhere. In conclusion, Adventures in Cartooning is for the person who wants to draw a comic but is too afraid to begin. It has an unlikely protagonist in a princess and her horse which helps bring home the point that anyone can make cartoons not just the stereotypical nerdy boy. Scott McClouds Making Comics is a philosophical look at comics. It brings in research from all over the world, it is for the advanced comic book creator, even if they still are a lady who loves horses.
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