Comics = books?
- zaenaria
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Comics = books?
Can comics/manga/graphic novels be considered books? They are called books or novels but are they really? Is there a word minimum before you are just looking at pictures?
I won't put my opinion in here yet, I want to know what everyone thinks!
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This is a very good answer! I agree. Comics already have the pictures, so in a way you are using less imagination to form that picture in your head as you read.Zialex wrote: ↑18 May 2019, 02:59 I would say yes of course, but there a different kind of book. There a more nuanced kind of book, which I enjoy. One aspect of books that I always enjoy more then comics is that a book makes you work for your imagination, description, or understanding. However one aspect of comics I enjoy(and probably love more then books because I draw a lot) is the clarity of description, and understanding. Reading a book forces us to synthesis symbols with are senses which is by no means a natural thing for are brains to do. But a picture that's more natural, then text in fact at times pictures seems to natural, when we see a picture of something there is more clarity, and less ambiguity, and interpretation. So reading a comic is almost like getting away with a lot, your getting a lot for less effort. Not to say that comics doesn't have it's problems which it can and most certainly does, but this is true of books also.
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Arguably, though, you're still using just as much imagination overall. Because there's a visual, there is now more context for a character's unique voice! Also, there's still just as much to think about as you read a comic. The traditional narrator is substituted with visual clues, so instead of recognizing foreshadowing by something the narrator notes, one might recognize foreshadowing by graffiti in the background. While you may be 'using less imagination' to see the imagery, you're still using just as much imagination to understand (or 'see') the plot.RoxieReads wrote: ↑27 Jul 2019, 08:58This is a very good answer! I agree. Comics already have the pictures, so in a way you are using less imagination to form that picture in your head as you read.Zialex wrote: ↑18 May 2019, 02:59 I would say yes of course, but there a different kind of book. There a more nuanced kind of book, which I enjoy. One aspect of books that I always enjoy more then comics is that a book makes you work for your imagination, description, or understanding. However one aspect of comics I enjoy(and probably love more then books because I draw a lot) is the clarity of description, and understanding. Reading a book forces us to synthesis symbols with are senses which is by no means a natural thing for are brains to do. But a picture that's more natural, then text in fact at times pictures seems to natural, when we see a picture of something there is more clarity, and less ambiguity, and interpretation. So reading a comic is almost like getting away with a lot, your getting a lot for less effort. Not to say that comics doesn't have it's problems which it can and most certainly does, but this is true of books also.
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Arguably, though, you're still using just as much imagination overall. Because there's a visual, there is now more context for a character's unique voice! Also, there's still just as much to think about as you read a comic. The traditional narrator is substituted with visual clues, so instead of recognizing foreshadowing by something the narrator notes, one might recognize foreshadowing by graffiti in the background. While you may be 'using less imagination' to see the imagery, you're still using just as much imagination to understand (or 'see') the plot.
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You bring up a very good point, I didn't really consider forshadowing or the narration of character's voices.
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