Episode 193 - Representing inner turmoil in comics
Nov 17, 2014
The idea for this Quackcast came from a newspost by HippieVan. She had just read a comic version of Frankenstein and was disappointed at the simplistic way that the character's inner turmoil was rendered. She wondered about the different ways that "inner turmoil" is portrayed in comics. The lovely and highly intellectual duo of Tantz Aerine and Pitface join Banes and I to discuss farts... and after that we tackle the subject of portraying inner turmoil in comics. Each person brought some rather interesting examples to the table, and we all talked about the many different ways such internal emotional and intellectual changes can be visually depicted on the page for the reader without being stupidly obvious about it.
Topics and Show Notes
Topics and Show Notes:
Featured comic:
Perry Penguin - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Perry_Penguin/
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HippieVan's article that we based the Quackcast on - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2014/oct/16/friday-newspost-inner-turmoil-in-comics/
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Quackcast Links:
The Preacher by Garth Ennis - http://www.amazon.com/Preacher-Book-One-Garth-Ennis/dp/1401240453
/>I Feel Sick by Jhonen Vasquez - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1375054.I_Feel_Sick_1
/>Spawn by Todd McFarlane - http://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Origins-Vol-TP-Collection/dp/160706071X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416216744&sr=1-1&keywords=spawn
/>Next town over, a steampunk Western - http://www.nexttownover.net/
/>An Issue of High Duress - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3x59Ui_9-M&feature=youtu.be
/>Melody and macabre - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Melody_and_Macabre/
/>Cyclops Retribution - http://www.amazon.com/Cyclops-Retribution-Bob-Harris/dp/B003SKUO9G/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416217075&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Cyclops%3A+Retribution+%231
/>Peanuts - http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Peanuts-1991-1994-Box-Set/dp/1606997742/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416217164&sr=1-1&keywords=peanuts
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Special thanks to:
Our OMO, or "One Man Orchestra", Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com
/>The Hilarious and handsome Banes - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Banes
/>Beautiful and intelligent Tantz Aerine - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Without_Moonlight/
/>Fierce and alluring PitFace - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/
/>Incisive and brilliant kawaiidaigakusei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/
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The theme song by Gunwallace this week was for:
Chevalier - http://theduckwebcomics.com/Chevalier/ Coydog!
Gunwallace at 3:08PM, Nov. 23, 2014
Glad you liked the theme DeeMan :-) Check your PQs if you want a copy of the file.
TheDeeMan at 2:40PM, Nov. 20, 2014
The Chevalier theme song was EXCELLENT! Kudos to Gunwallace. Nicely done. Dee - Chevalier writer dude
Banes at 6:51AM, Nov. 19, 2014
ejb - I agree that thought balloons can work. And I don't mind them, either. They're one of the great tools of comickery!
ejb at 5:10AM, Nov. 19, 2014
An interesting topic for sure. How do you show what's going on in a character's mind without resorting to over-the-top pantomime? Good examples, all. I must say, though, that I don't mind the use of thought balloons when tastefully done.