First of all, I had no idea that this book would end up the way it did. You'd think that it would be an interesting historical graphic novel, but then it throws you for a loop and you're suddenly immersed in a surreal fantasy world. Yet it's still relatable because it deals with the very real troubles of immigration and finding a job so that you can move your family with you. I started reading this comic without the prior knowledge that it was wordless, and I was pleasantly surprised by this revelation. The story doesn't need words really. an emotional story such as this can and was easily conveyed through facial expressions and body gestures. The faces in particular were done with much care and detail, which helped the me as the reader follow the story and connect with the protagonist with ease.
I especially enjoyed the flashbacks of the people that the man met along the way, as well as the sequences of clouds and the flower/leaf. It helped to convey the passage of time very well, and though it didn't directly add to the plot, it helped to create the mood.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Max Ernst: The Rooster's Laughter
Panel 1
-rooster, sphere, woman, some malformed shape in the background
The rooster watches as the woman is dancing, while something that could very possibly be a dead body lies in the background. I feel like the rooster is mocking her just by being there.
Panel 2
-winged man-creature, rooster, woman, table or bed,
A winged man-beast is looming over the form of a sleeping woman. They are being watched by the rooster. Originally creepy, then made amusing by the awkwardly placed rooster in the corner.
Panel 3
-rooster, leaning woman, dead or sleeping woman, coffin, rooster man
Two rooster headed men are standing over a coffin in the ground, which happens to have a dead or sleeping woman in it. There is also a naked woman being idle against the back table. The rooster has become more prominent: its duplicated itself and grown the body of a man.
Panel 4
-reclining females, rooster man, rooster woman, skull and crossbones, naked man
Two rooster-headed men are standing by a pit, as if they're scheming. There are reclining naked woman around the room, and a naked man standing on a high ledge. The women and naked man could very well be statues and not actual people.
Panel 5
-dead body, blood, two roosters, rooster man,door, bed
There is a dead body falling out of the bed, and two roosters are just standing around the crime scene. A rooster-headed man is barging in, either screaming or cheering. This looks like murder via roosters. Then again, the fact that roosters are even there takes away from the seriousness of the situation.
Panel 6
-rooster, dancing man, dancing woman, fireplace
A man and woman are dramatically dancing around by the fireplace. There's a rooster hiding and blending in with the wall column, creeping. This is the most confusing to me of all the panels, since I'm not exactly sure what's going on.
-rooster, sphere, woman, some malformed shape in the background
The rooster watches as the woman is dancing, while something that could very possibly be a dead body lies in the background. I feel like the rooster is mocking her just by being there.
Panel 2
-winged man-creature, rooster, woman, table or bed,
A winged man-beast is looming over the form of a sleeping woman. They are being watched by the rooster. Originally creepy, then made amusing by the awkwardly placed rooster in the corner.
Panel 3
-rooster, leaning woman, dead or sleeping woman, coffin, rooster man
Two rooster headed men are standing over a coffin in the ground, which happens to have a dead or sleeping woman in it. There is also a naked woman being idle against the back table. The rooster has become more prominent: its duplicated itself and grown the body of a man.
Panel 4
-reclining females, rooster man, rooster woman, skull and crossbones, naked man
Two rooster-headed men are standing by a pit, as if they're scheming. There are reclining naked woman around the room, and a naked man standing on a high ledge. The women and naked man could very well be statues and not actual people.
Panel 5
-dead body, blood, two roosters, rooster man,door, bed
There is a dead body falling out of the bed, and two roosters are just standing around the crime scene. A rooster-headed man is barging in, either screaming or cheering. This looks like murder via roosters. Then again, the fact that roosters are even there takes away from the seriousness of the situation.
Panel 6
-rooster, dancing man, dancing woman, fireplace
A man and woman are dramatically dancing around by the fireplace. There's a rooster hiding and blending in with the wall column, creeping. This is the most confusing to me of all the panels, since I'm not exactly sure what's going on.
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