#comics devices

[reimenaashelyee]

The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!! comicsdevices.com

An online library of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.

Happy Halloween! I'm really excited to be finally launching* what is maybe one of my most ambitious, largest work yet. This online library is the next phase of a research project that began in May 2020, when I first mused on how comics as a field doesn't have a resource that catalogues devices used in the medium. Like, theatre has devices, so does literature, and film! So why shouldn't comics? I always had an interest in comics studies and analysis. I love reading, making and thinking comics. However most of my knowledge was intuitive - I learned comics from osmosis and experience. This is true for many of my peers. Speaking about comics as a creator is hard, because we don't have a robust system of language. When we had to speak, many of us tend to reach for the language developed for film by film practitioners. If there is language specific to comics, it's either scattered in multiple blogs or hidden away in academic journals. The Comics Devices library is meant to aggregate everything and everybody into a single hub! After exploring some multiple resources, alongside some original, independent research, here is the first edition! * The Comics Devices project is still a work-in-progress! It's not final, nor will it ever be. This is why I am seeking contributors to help build this library. Translations, comics examples, etc. There is a lot of work to do! If you are interested, reply to this post or submit an expression of interest on this page.  Have fun everyone!! (Now time for me to melt x_x)

[comicsbyedlc]

Hi everyone, I came across this free info website for comic techniques and devices.

This is my first attempt at making Reels. My goodness, editing videos on Facebook mobile is clunky!

To visit the catalog, see this link.

https://comicsdevices.com/about/

[fanaticalthings]

Just a cute lil thought:

Since Bruce's kids all love to play around and hide in his cape as Robins, I wonder if he makes them blankets out of the same materials as his cape so they can have a piece of security when Bruce isn't there?

I remember in Dick and Jason's older comics (correct me if I'm wrong), they used to stay up late waiting for Bruce when he'd go out as Batman alone, so I'm gonna take this as confirmation that all his kids have done this at some point.

So now I'm totally gonna hc that in order to encourage his kids to not stay up late for him or as a way to help them feel more safe and secure when he's not there, he makes them all blanket replicas of his cape for them to snuggle with :')

And also just imagine his kids all grown up, and they STILL have the blankets with them, regardless of if they've moved out.

[vixdesl]

[fluffyartbl0g]

Holy crap this is like world record breaking pace guys

Speedrun/Time Travel AU masterlist

[theokusgallery]

Little pet project of a human AU

The comic above is from they were 14-15, they're 19-20 here

[spaceistheplaceart]

found an old ekurei comic rotting in my files, decided to finish it. upon my rewatch of mp100 i kept noticing how many times dimple was referred to as a pet- but he's not ! ! ! he's a friend :)

[tblsomedoodles]

The Preferable Alternative- Prologue - Part 1

Start (you are here) - Previous (none) - Next

New au. I can't explain the main thought behind this without spoilers. And since i'm jumping straight into a multi-part comic, i won't be giving out any.

Basically vibes for this is that it's kinda creepy and maybe suspenseful with eventual hurt/comfort (if that doesn't make sense, im sorry, i have a hard time describing things). I'm also pretty mean to Donnie. Not "Donnie vs" mean, but unfortunately this idea wouldn't work with anyone else.

(for those that get anxious, like me. There is no main character death. (might not be death at all but we shall see. that depends on one character and even i'm not sure exactly what they'd do yet.) and no one's gets serious physical injuries. Definitely more hurt/comfort than plain angst. b/c that's how i roll. I can't do straight up angst.)

I'll write a proper summery once the prologue's done. I don't want to spoil it too much. For now, just know it's a PB&J duo story that happens during the 6 weeks before the Krang invasion.

[littlefankingdom]

The best thing about Jarro is how it shows that if someone calls Bruce "dad"/"father"/any parent related terms, he accepts his new role immediately. No debate, the alien calls him "dad" so he is his dad. Random kid calls him "dad", he brings him home. That's his, now.

Jokingly calling Batman "dad" or "mom"? Jokes on you, you're his child now.

And we don't use that enough in this fandom.

[chiscribbs]

Leo smells an opportunity to cause a little chaos while everyone is distracted.

More @tmntaucompetition shenanigans!

Grown Apart AU: [Premise/Concept Art] [General tag] [Intro]

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[starflungwaddledee]

some rather strong first impressions were made.

required reading for the magical "voice" headcanon and another for starstruck's signature in particular. asked by @trainerbob23 !

[reimenaashelyee]

Idk if I talked about this here, but for the past 3 years I've been quietly developing a particular kind of comics taxonomy: identifying, naming and describing the visual-literary devices used in comics. Most of them are devices appropriated and adapted from other mediums, like poetry, rhetoric, cinema, etc - but quite a few are unique to comics. My intent is to give language not just for comics creators when they need to articulate their authorial choices, but for critics, scholars and teachers to talk about comics as a visual-literary art form.

Anyway, the research has gotten to the point where it's ready for the public. My plan is for this resource to be delivered in the form of a Wikipedia, online database, basically an accessible website that contains all the information related to the devices, including working examples from other graphic novels, webcomics, etc. It's STILL not ready yet - Idk when it's gonna debut, but I've recently secured an opportunity that will make progress move faster.

This zine right here is both soft-launch promo + a fancy business card for the Comics Devices guide. It's meant to pitch my research and act as a quick reference type of thing for folks. I'm only able to sell this in person in Australia, but folks in the US might get an edition soon (related to aforementioned opportunity).

But yeah. Big comics stuff happening.

[mannequinswithkillappeal]

completely ordinary non-fandom friend: hey just letting you know there's a new season of good omens coming out soon. I remember you liking that show.

me, staring at the snake ring I've been wearing for four years, pretending my anticipation of the new season hasn't absolutely consumed my life for the past couple months, vibrating at a frequency high enough to project us both into a parallel universe: oh cool, thanks!

friend: yeah I think it's on netflix

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi! I hope this is okay but I would love to hear more of ur thoughts about the Yunmeng siblings because they are important to me and your tummy hurt comic hasn't left my brain as just,,, such good immediate characterization! ^^ Thanks!

I have too many thoughts on the Yunmeng siblings to fit into a succinct post, but I can offer you a Jiang Yanli addendum to the tummy hurt alignment.

[tellsfromninjago]

Change of Heart

Garmadon: Skylor I owe you an apology for what I did earlier. I shouldn't have...

Skylor: No, you don't have to. You were only doing what you had to. If I were going to be eaten by a giant snake, I'd probably do something similar.

Garmadon: That's no ex...

Skylor: Plus, you wanted to get your son back.

I wish my father would have cared about me like that. I guess he proved he really didn't give a darn about me.

Garmadon: Chen may not care, but Kai clearly does.

Take comfort in that, Skyler.

Skylor: I care about him too, but do I really deserve him after everything I did?

Garmadon: I've asked myself a similar thing all the time. I can't say I've gotten an answer. 

Garmadon: But every day we are given a chance to...

Skylor: Change? Well, I've changed, that's for sure.

Garmadon: I agree. You have changed.

Garmadon: In your heart.

Notes

I just realized that I forgot to give both of them scales on the last few panels. 🤦

[mysterycitrus]

also. pre-flashpoint nightwing run set immediately after bruce wayne’s miraculous return from the dead. dick grayson drives past bludhaven’s smoking crater and tries to build a life for himself in new york . he learns to be on his own again. then, a fire. and another. and another. all arson. all lit in the same way. all declared accidental by the nypd. it becomes a point of obsession. he returns to the burning circus, his burning apartment, how the sky glowed green when chemo fell. something something narrative significance