Herge Adventures of Tin Tin

I don't ever remember reading the tin tin comic books growing up I only new about the weekday cartoons that  played on tv. I do remember enjoy them for the action and adventure that always seemed to happen in each episode. At first I had no idea what the name of tin tin was or any of the other characters.It was probably around the time the tin tin movie was coming to theaters it was then I started to take a look at the comic books. I really enjoyed all of them for there simplistic art style and stories.

Out of all the books I think my favorite one Would have to be Tin TIn Goes to the Moon. I enjoyed this book because it was not about going to another country, and it deals with what was going on in those times. The other thing that I enjoy about the tin tin novels is that the level of action, drama and character development is played so well that sometimes the action takes the reader by surprise and that is how I felt from reading these books. One thing I don't understand is that Tin TIn is journalist and he never writes anything for his articles while on his adventures; I find that unusual but that is just my opinion. I hope to read more of tin tin cause they were very interesting reads.

Frank In the River

Ok I'm gonna try and be as blunt as I can be about this comic. Frank In The River by Jim Woodring to me feels like a crossover of disney's Alice In Wonderland with Felix The Cat and other classic fairy tales. I thought that the story had the same aspects of the film but with the art style of felix. I think it tries to be original, though creative it seems to lack originality; though I enjoy the artwork for its simplicity and style. I would like to go into more detail with the story and artwork themselves.

The art is very simplistic with simple line drawings. The colors themselves are bright but not over-saturated. In another perspective it does have that old walt disney animation style to itself which i find nostalgic. The character design for Frank is simple, and it fits well to the environment that the artist Jim Woodring depicts. The entire comic itself has no dialog in it which really works for it because it gives the reader an idea of what the situation is and makes the reader wonder what the characters were thinking.

It's only a one shot comic but I would like to read more of this and see what new adventures that Frank would go on.  

Understanding Comics By Scott McCloud

As a kid growing up I never understood the process to creating a comic book. I always thought that the story and characters were all done at once and that the writer and illustrator just winged it and took a day to make a comic book. Alas as the years came and went I started to understand about the time, process and designs that makes a good comic book. The book Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud put the details of comics and its process in a better perspective than what I have known. The way that it describes on art style from a cartoon to a realistic style in order give the story a look is fascinating.

 I find it interesting that the book explains on how comics is more than a story book but also it is an art form as well. I love how it explains how the word balloons flow together in one motion. Through all the process, art and line stroke styles Understanding Comics brings out all the technicalities and secrets of making a comic book.