Comics And Graphic Novels Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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The Holocaust Survivor Testimonies in Maus, a Comic Book by Art Spiegelman (595 words, 2 pages)

Maus and Holocaust Testimonies Art Spiegelman uses a different approach in creating Maus as a comic book to share his fathers story. He uses flashbacks and flashforwards which enables the memoir to be more realistic. Even though his comic is unlike the testimonies from most survivors of the Holocaust, it ... Read More

An Analysis of the Christopher Orr’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Rubbish Review for Bandwagon Fans and Bandwagon Moviegoers (1699 words, 7 pages)

Rhetorical Analysis Dawn of the Bandwagon ReviewsIts always an interesting phenomenon when controversial movies come out to watch and see which reviewers actively convey their opinions in their movie reviews, and which reviewers seem to sell out using commonplace generalizations as a means of justification for their opinions. Bandwagon movie ... Read More

Anonymity Behind the Mask in V for Vendetta, a Comic Book Series by Alan Moore (1342 words, 5 pages)

A Man in a MaskAs Alan Moore, author of V for Vendetta, noted, Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea...and ideas are bulletproof (285). Whatever a man may stand for, he may never fall, for conviction alone is his sword and ... Read More

The Feud Between Superheroes in Civil War, a Comic Book by Marvel Comics (935 words, 4 pages)

Response 5Government has always led to disagreements between the people it watches over. People have argued over topics such as taxes, rights, budgets, and many others. The seemingly ubiquitous topic has led to many interesting comic book adaptations of a government, each providing different perspectives and reacting differently to certain ... Read More

Comparing the Differences Between Superheroes and Supervillains (1062 words, 4 pages)

Response 4Superheroes are humans with some sort of extraordinary ability that they use to fight for a greater cause. Supervillains are, well, also that. In superhero media, we follow the stories of one or a group of humans with a common goal. This goal can be peace, justice, or even ... Read More

The Idea of a Female Counterpart in the Stories of Popular Superheroes (1017 words, 4 pages)

Response 3Theres an old adage behind every great man is an equally great woman. This saying implies that a man and his successes would not be without the support and contributions of the woman by his side. In pop culture, we see examples of these women in almost all media. ... Read More

The Importance of Mask and Identity for Superheroes (911 words, 4 pages)

Response 1In the superhero genre, there are very few things more important than the superheros mask and identity. How a superhero chooses to represent themselves in both their fictional world, and as a comic book hero to us, impacts everybodys first impressions of that hero. In addition, a mask can ... Read More

The Characteristics of Graphic Literature in The Veil, a Novel by Marjane Strapi (1137 words, 4 pages)

When we first looked at the graphic storytelling and considered literature, the first impression would probably be graphic storytelling is not considered literature, because it has pictures, illustration, and few words. Just because graphic novels have pictures and few vocabularies, we can think it is not a literature. We have ... Read More

The Attracting Approach of the Doctor Who Comic Book in A Cosmic Dogfight Over London (659 words, 3 pages)

A Cosmic Dogfight Over LondonNew to the Doctor Who comic book world? Well, get your start now with BBC Doctor Whos 8th edition of the New Adventures with the Eleventh Doctor. In the March 2015 edition of New Adventures with the Twelfth Doctor, a full page advertisement for the previous ... Read More

A Comparison Between Marvel and DC Comics (1105 words, 4 pages)

The introduction of comic books and graphic novels started in16th century in Japan, but their popularization in America happened in the 30s. From that point on the popularity of comic books has been growing in Europe and in the world. The two most well-known comic book companies are, of course, ... Read More

Survival in Maus I and Maus II, Two Graphic Novels by Art Spiegelman (863 words, 3 pages)

Survival for Today and TomorrowImages can reveal more than what words convey. Art Spiegelman achieved this through his graphic novels Maus I and Maus II. The symbolism behind each cartoon is reflective of the intensity in emotion in which both Art and his father, Vladek, regarded the subject of the ... Read More

Batman as the Hero and Villain of Gotham in the Scholarly Essays of Batman Historians (1609 words, 6 pages)

The story of Batman is one of which that throughout its many publications, has remained constant. An evil force arises in the city of Gotham whether it be the Joker, The Riddler, Scarecrow, or even a mafia run by Carmine Falcone Batman has always been there to save the day, ... Read More

The Importance of the Characters’ Appearance in Are You My Mother?, a Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel (837 words, 3 pages)

Appearance Many authors use the appearance of characters to convey meanings or to give an impression. Alison Bechdel is a lesbian, graphic novelist. She, like many authors, uses the appearance of her characters to convey certain themes and messages about the people she writes about in her graphic novel, Are ... Read More

The Portrayal of Native American Discrimination Through the Use of Visual Rhetorics in the Political Cartoon (249 words, 1 pages)

Liberty Bell CafeThis political cartoon represents the discrimination that Native Americans underwent during this time period through the uses of visual rhetorics. As tension is made apparent on the faces of both men in this picture. In this political cartoon the white man was in control of rules, regulations, and ... Read More

An Analysis of McCarthyism in the Political Cartoon (256 words, 1 pages)

This political cartoon shows the Committee on Un-American Activities driving recklessly through the streets, obviously not bothering to care that they were running over people. Chaos is evident, the face with all papers flying all over, parking meters falling over, and general looks of terror ons of people. This cartoon ... Read More

A Short Review of Mom’s Cancer, a Book by Brian Fies (319 words, 1 pages)

Moms CancerMoms Cancer is a novel that reminded me of the importance of family and maintaining hope in times of hardship and struggle. Throughout the novel, the author Brian Fies emphasized the constant presence of him and his siblings at his moms side throughout her illness from the moment she ... Read More

The Influence of Graphic Novels on Children (793 words, 4 pages)

How Graphic Novels appeal to the child in usOne can categorize childish aspects as immature and foolish, but on the other end, one can also categorize maturity as serious and wise. However, when it comes down to determining where Graphic Novels results in, one cannot ultimately place the genre entirely ... Read More

The Key Elements Used in Judge Dredd to Portray the Political Connotation of the Character of America Jara (1255 words, 4 pages)

The use of America as a name in the Judge Dredd America comic has interesting and somewhat political connotation in that both two character possess this name and follow separately unconventional and dark paths, much like the country, America, that they seem to be named after.America Jara and her story ... Read More

Society’s View of Women and Women’s Empowerment in the Comic Bitch Planet, a Comic Book Series by Kelly Sue DeConnick (2702 words, 9 pages)

Womens Empowerment Through Iconic CartoonsSomething that is troubling to me in our culture today is how society chooses to view women. Highlighted in the comic Bitch Planet, Kelly Sue DeConnick analyzes the way that the Fathers in the story view women. The Fathers in Bitch Planet look at Penelope and ... Read More

The Distinction of Interpretation and Representation of History in Abina and the Important Men, a Book by Trevor R. Getz (914 words, 3 pages)

Albina and the Important Men Final PaperAt the heart of a key issue concerning ongoing history is the distinction between interpretation and representation. Unlike modernistic inquisition which dominated twentieth century perspective and aimed to model the relationship between the true statement and reality, the quest for historical understanding has instead ... Read More

The Life and Personality of the Superhero Kamala Kahn, or Rather Ms. Marvel (956 words, 3 pages)

If the new Ms. Marvel were comfortable in her own skin, she wouldnt have gotten the powers that she did. Kamala Kahn is a normal young girl except that shes not normal- shes the product of a Muslim family, a Pakistani heritage, and an American upbringing that shaped her to ... Read More

A Character Analysis of the X-Man Character Deadpool (1031 words, 3 pages)

Deadpool is a Character that Rejects Rhetoric in a Humorous Way Benefiting HimselfImagine a character who is considered the hero of their city, to who people would love to follow and take their advice on many things. From the artifact that was chosen, the main character of Deadpool did the ... Read More

An Ironic Portrayal of Barack Obama by the Cartoonist Chip Bok (533 words, 2 pages)

Since Barack Obama was elected in 2008, he has managed multiple wars, such as the Iraq War, the Libyan Crisis, and the Global War on Terrorism. Some of the wars that Obama has managed, America started when his predecessor was in office, and some Obama has declared himself. Despite this, ... Read More

Patriarchy in the Relationship of Vladek and Anja in Mouse Trap, a Chapter in the Maus by Art Speigelman (3097 words, 10 pages)

In Art Spiegelmans, Mouse Trap (an excerpt from Maus), the married characters Vladek and Anja display a patriarchal relationship in which Anja (and later after Anjas death, Mala) is dominated by her husband Vladek. The two characters, along with many of the supporting characters, demonstrate the qualities, and ideology, of ... Read More

A Review of Superman and Me, a Comic Book by Sherman Alexie (420 words, 2 pages)

Comic Book LearningIn the excerpt from Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie, Alexie introduces the unique method he learned how to read but furthers the meaning by expressing the need to be better than the false reality before him. Alexie explains how a Superman comic book was a significant part ... Read More

Connections between Robert Louis Stevenson’s Jekyll & Hyde and Marvel’s the Hulk (1465 words, 6 pages)

Connections between Jekyll Hyde and the Hulk Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had the ability to transform into a whole different person or being? In the novel, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, that is exactly what happens. It was written by ... Read More

The Long Term Effects of Trauma and the Strange Behaviors of Vladek in “Maus”, a Graphic Novel by Art Spiegelman (1308 words, 5 pages)

Throughout Art Spiegelmans graphic novel of Maus, he presents many issues and themes to be observed. However, one theme in particular that seems to stand out the most revolves around the concept of trauma. Trauma exists as a physical injury or a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that greatly affects ... Read More

The Feelings of Margi in Persepolis, a Book by Marjane Satrapi (561 words, 2 pages)

In the book Persepolis, on page 71, the authors purpose was to show that Margi felt lost, scared, terrified, unprotected, endangered, and lost in the universe. Margi was very upset that her uncle was executed for a crime that he never committed. Anoosh was Marjis hero and star. To her, ... Read More

An Inclusion of the Female Character of Jean Grey in The X-Men (1132 words, 5 pages)

Essay 1 The X-Men Although Stan Lee and Jack Kirby included Jean Grey, better known as Marvel Girl, in the The X-Men, the comic book exposes the view that women in society are of inferior status. Lee paints vivid pictures of societys perception on the role of women through the ... Read More

The Life and Works of Don Wood, a Children’s Picture Book Illustrator (1294 words, 4 pages)

During his youth, popular childrens picture book illustrator, Don Wood, spent many of his hours working on the family farm in California. The family farm consisted of peaches, sweet potatoes, almonds, grapes, and oranges. While Dons father was busy running the family farm, his mother taught elementary students at the ... Read More

Comics and Graphic Novels Essay Examples