Negative Space: Portfolio Investigation into the Intersection of Superhero Comics and Ambiguous Loss
Datum
2021
Autor:innen
Gibian, Rose
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University of Oregon
Zusammenfassung
This thesis consists of an original comic accompanied by a critical introduction that contextualizes the tropes that the comic is in conversation with, as well as an analysis section that details how this context informed the artistic decisions within the comic. The critical introduction covers the factors that led to the emergence of this trope in the first place, how the trope has been acknowledged within superhero comics, and how it can be used to explore the real-world concept of ambiguous loss. The comic is an attempt to engage with this potential by telling a story exploring the impact of a superhero’s repeated deaths and returns has had on the emotional states of the two people closest to her.
Beschreibung
41 pages
Schlagwörter
Fine arts, Comic, Superhero, Ambiguous loss, Graphic novel