Week Two
What does Baetons (2001) mean by ‘monstration’, graphiation’ and the ‘graphiateur?
My understanding of the word graphication is that it refers to the style of the author or graphiateur which I suppose answers the second question of what is graphiateur . On page 147, 2nd paragraph, 4th line Baetons (2001) discusses an artist’s individual graphic style or what is technically referred to as the “graphic enunciators” expression. Gaudreaut describes monstration as a hierarchical combination of several types of narration (as sited in Baetens, 2001, p. 148)
What does Khordoc think the Asterix series does better than Herge’s Tin Tin?
According to Khordic (2001) the asterix comics display a comprehensive assortment of sounds in graphic representation whereas Herge does not. Khordic (2001) explains the reason for Herge’s comics not being as audible as others is due to the fact that Tin Tin contains a rather complex plot and therefore is narrated to a higher degree.
Compare the relationship between images and words and how they differ in Herge (1993) and Spiegelmans (2004) works?
Well before this popular genres course I had never read a comic. I don’t know if this is a bad thing or not it is just that I have never been attracted to this genre. However in my own opinion Tin Tin appears to have a far more rigid structure and certainly does not look chaotic like Spiegelmans 2004 works. Spiegelman has frames that stretch from the top to the bottom of the page, eg (falling man with accompanying text on page 6). Spiegelman also has images that intrude or overlap into other frames of the comic strip and on top of this the frames tend to vary in size. Perhaps this is his own style or the style of the graphiateur of today or another way of putting forward the chaos he feels is going on in the world today. As for the words I feel that they are more connected with the images of the characters in Tin Tin whereas in Spiegelman’s (2004) works they are just expressing the graphiateur’s thoughts and emotions.
Hi Shayne
ReplyDeleteYour comment that Spiegleman’s work is chaotic is a great way to describe it. Just the appearance of the work repulses me, that is, does not draw me into the world it’s trying to create. Perhaps because it is chaotic it demands more attention and focus from the reader and so this is what captures the reader and holds them in its world? I found the text in caps more difficult to read too. Both works use contractions. But Spiegelman is freer and even less formal in word choice to help create the character e.g. words such as ‘gonna’ ‘doncha’ (p. 8) which also allocates socio-economic status to characters (matching drawn depiction). Also words once considered improper to print are included e.g. ‘damn’. Racism is still apparent “dirty Jew” (p. 6) and others which I won’t reproduce here.
Hi Neo-Walt
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your comments.I wonder who Spiegleman's target audience is. i think i recall him bieng published by a publisher or magazine with Jewish ownership or connections which kind of surprises me.Perhaps the strong and perhaps racist language used is so as to capture and present the actual situations as they actually occured or to give them more realism.I suppose just as in Tin Tin which was produced many years ago there is still racisism and uninformed or ignorant people around and this is highlighted in the literature today just as in the past.
When literature is produced in other languages it makes me wonder how it is received.Like all things i suppose it has to be viewed in comparision with other literature and from many angles and even then opinions will differ.
Like you, I dont find Spieleman's work appealing.
I also do not find Spiegleman's work appealing, though it is interesting to look at it in the context of the paper. I can only but imagine what is 'Lost in translation'!
ReplyDeleteShayne,
I think this is a good Blog entry, but the 1st question is not really answered.
Do you think the Asterix comics lack in narration? Just asking as a reason you give for the lack of 'sound' in Tintin compared to Asterix (though it seems sufficient to me) is that it needs to focus more on the narrative.
Do you think work by Spiegleman requires more effort on the part of the reader?