Category: Graphic Novel Analysis
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Domino: Keeping the Excitement
Domino (2018) thrives off of its ability to keep its audience excited in and out of action segments. How does it do that? How does that help it as an action story? Find the answers to those questions in this article!
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Teppu and Creating an Entertainment Factor
Teppu is a masterwork of a manga, using artwork, dialogue, and action brilliantly to craft a unique and thoroughly effective entertainment factor.
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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr and Incorporating Themes
*Article Contains Some Spoilers For The Many Deaths of Laila Starr* Theme is a fundamental aspect of storytelling, but it’s anything but easy to incorporate into every facet of a narrative. The effects of doing so are undoubtedly positive, but there are few works that actually pull off the feat. However, author Ram V and…
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Gachiakuta: The Power of Character Relationships
There is nothing in storytelling quite like a good character relationship. Batman and the Joker, Goku and Vegeta, Miles Morales and Peter B. Parker—all of these relationships have added tension, humor, meaning, and unforgettable moments to the narratives they inhabit. Even in older literature, bonds like Romeo and Juliet enthralled audiences of the time, their…
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Giga: The Value of People, The Value of the Truth
*Image taken from an Amazon listing of Giga: The Complete Series (https://www.amazon.com/Giga-Complete-Alex-Paknadel/dp/1939424887), Article Contains Spoilers for all of Giga* What are the most valuable things in life? Even if one hasn’t phrased it in that exact manner, everyone on Earth has surely asked themselves that at least once, and for good reason. Value is an…
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The Sacrificers and Making the Fantastical Feel Real
*Image taken from issue #1 of The Sacrificers. TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of child abuse. *Minor Spoilers for The Sacrificers* It’d be a tall task for any piece of media centered around anthropomorphic animals and depictions of some gods to feel grounded in reality, but that’s exactly what Rick Remender, Max Fiumara, and Dave McCaig were…
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One Piece’s East Blue Saga: An Exploration Of Dreams
*Image from One Piece: East Blue 1-2-3 on Amazon* To be at the top is something few will ever accomplish, and staying at the peak of that mountain for a substantial amount of time is an occurrence just as rare. It takes a lot of work, hope, and dreaming to reach that grand height. As…
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We Can Do Good: Radiant Black
Doing good is a strange concept—easy to say but hard to truly define. Many people have different opinions on what right and wrong are, and plenty of the time, what’s good in a given situation isn’t always clear. The real world is full of gray areas, and with those grays come profoundly confusing questions. What…
Entertainment Analytical 