tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413024568415423699.post6101680453523595719..comments2024-01-28T15:54:50.497-08:00Comments on from the Biblio Files: Graphic LiteracyJenni Frenchamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350704405611264067noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413024568415423699.post-69740268711464617622013-01-25T04:34:20.536-08:002013-01-25T04:34:20.536-08:00And Blogger ate my comment.
It's good to know...And Blogger ate my comment.<br /><br />It's good to know that I'm not the only one who's had problems with this. Like you, I tend to read the dialogue/text first.<br /><br />I hadn't considered the problems of not being able to accurately judge the characters' emotions. Obviously, it would be great if the art were skillful enough to convey the intended emotions, or if the ambiguity of expression helped the text and didn't hinder it, but you can't count on either of those things. I don't remember having that problem as much, but I do remember occasions where a character would get surprising news, and react to it, in the same panel, but combining the "pre-news" and "post-news" expression into one panel called attention to the artificiality of the construction. Their face shouldn't look the same; there should have been a panel switch. It threw me out of the story.Lauren Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13322140399843119249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413024568415423699.post-14005550708830600402013-01-24T15:50:53.276-08:002013-01-24T15:50:53.276-08:00When it comes to reading dialogue, there's a d...When it comes to reading dialogue, there's a definite right way to read it because the author obviously had an intended way for the conversation to go. I think that in a good comic, the order is obvious because of the layout. Although manga is difficult for me since I'm not used to reading right to left. I guess I need more practice!<br /><br />As for looking at image vs. words, I don't think one before the other is really important as long as both are taken in. I read the text immediately, but I feel that I am able to take in the image at the same time.<br /><br />-JennaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413024568415423699.post-26507764537151325832013-01-23T16:07:38.469-08:002013-01-23T16:07:38.469-08:00When reading Abbot's article, I actually did r...When reading Abbot's article, I actually did read the panel the way he seemed to think was the normal way, but I couldn't help thinking how he got to that conclusion. I'm guessing he probably didn't sit a bunch of people down and say "How do you read this?" and that comics creators don't do that either (but you never know). I think that would be a challenge in sense, trying to anticipate how readers are going to process the panel. I suppose the degree to which this matters would vary.<br /><br />I was intrigued by the second image you posted. If you had not explained how it was meant to be read, I probably would have spent a few minutes trying to figure it out. Mel Karigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109440167816681965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413024568415423699.post-31705971564670602762013-01-22T17:54:51.023-08:002013-01-22T17:54:51.023-08:00Jenni, I have the same problem! My pattern tends t...Jenni, I have the same problem! My pattern tends to go in the order of picture first, narration, word bubbles, sound effect, and then overall panel/picture. Most of the time, I don't have much of a problem, but in some of the more complex panels it really can matter.<br /><br />I think reading a comic book is actually a really personal thing. My reading of a comic book might be drastically different than yours soley based on my past experiences. I guess this is similar to the way any of us can perceive novels, but with the added difficulty of having an image to read, it kind of throws a curveball.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198987267674870722noreply@blogger.com