Week 1: Comics as Graphic Novels 1
Do you think comics are a children's or adult genre/media?
I grew up around many comics and my classmates were always reading them in their spare time. I wasn’t very interested because I thought the stories were childlike. My friends tried to encourage me to read girls comics about romance too. After reading the reader and thinking back to that time, I can see comics as both for adults and children. Some of the comics are very clever and the stories and very interesting. I can now understand how the use of the pictures and timing in comics can be another part of the art form that is just being recognised now and respected in the academic world. I think comics are still mostly for children and teens but those that read growing up continue in adulthood and search for more sophisticated ones.
How does Farr (1991) justify Tintin's appeal to adults?
Farr talks about how the comic of Tintin appeals not only to children but also to adults making in so popular. Herge’s process of creating Tintin required huge research into detail for all parts of the story. This included the background, objects and most importantly the political themes which were related to the real world. This gave appeal to adults. Farr talks about the political accuracy in The Blue Lotus and how it was so close to the situation in China with the Japanese occupation. Sometimes too close and a bit dangerous for Herge.
References
Farr, Michael. (1991). Tintin: the complete companion. London: John Murray.
Herge. (1936). Tintin and the Blue Lotus: The Adventures of Tintin (Les adventures de Tintin). London: Casterman.
Do you think comics are a children's or adult genre/media?
I grew up around many comics and my classmates were always reading them in their spare time. I wasn’t very interested because I thought the stories were childlike. My friends tried to encourage me to read girls comics about romance too. After reading the reader and thinking back to that time, I can see comics as both for adults and children. Some of the comics are very clever and the stories and very interesting. I can now understand how the use of the pictures and timing in comics can be another part of the art form that is just being recognised now and respected in the academic world. I think comics are still mostly for children and teens but those that read growing up continue in adulthood and search for more sophisticated ones.
How does Farr (1991) justify Tintin's appeal to adults?
Farr talks about how the comic of Tintin appeals not only to children but also to adults making in so popular. Herge’s process of creating Tintin required huge research into detail for all parts of the story. This included the background, objects and most importantly the political themes which were related to the real world. This gave appeal to adults. Farr talks about the political accuracy in The Blue Lotus and how it was so close to the situation in China with the Japanese occupation. Sometimes too close and a bit dangerous for Herge.
References
Farr, Michael. (1991). Tintin: the complete companion. London: John Murray.
Herge. (1936). Tintin and the Blue Lotus: The Adventures of Tintin (Les adventures de Tintin). London: Casterman.
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