Friday, January 28, 2011

Graphic Novels

Kevin
From At the Speed of Plot: "Who doesn't like comic books? Anyone think they're for kids? There is a big misconception about comics that has slowly been corrected over the last 20 years. Beginning with The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen and continuing the tradition up to now, these graphic novels have shifted perceptions with the darker themes, more graphic fights, and more adult decisions to be made these comics began to make it ok for adults to like comics. DKR and Watchmen both deal with the breakdown of the ideal of the comic book hero.  DKR written by Frank Miller is a slightly more gentle approach, breaking only a few of the standing traditions of the Comic Hero." Read more...

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