Catrena's+UFG+proposal

Graphic Novel/ comic

Why interested:

I love reading graphic novels and comics and over the course of my studies I have had the opportunity to read many with fantastic depth and purpose. I enjoy drawing as well as writing and the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words appeals and challenges me, although I have never really undertaken writing in this genre. I hope to learn more about this emerging genre and have fun exploring my narrative voice using both text and images.

What I know about this genre:

I have read about ten graphic novels and many more comic books over the course of the last ten years. The texts combine the power of images and minimal narrative to produce meaning on a multi-sensory level. Many critics look down on this form of writing as low art, but in reality it is challenging, as it demands the author to express meaning in more than one media. Some of the most popular graphic novels in our time include, __MAUS__ which is about the Holocaust, __Persepolis__ which is about the Iran revolution, __300__ about the battles between Rome and Sparta, __American Born Chinese__ about a young mans journey to self acceptance, and __Fun Home__ which is about a woman's complex family life and her struggles with her and her father's sexual identities. Comics range from strip comics to full length books featuring popular and unpopular super heroes, as well as complex story lines and anti heroes, and even have biting social commentary and satire, such as __The Boondocks.__

=This is a bold proposal, but if you have some artistic skill, you can probably manage a graphic novelette, something under 20 pages that could be complete or the start of something longer. As mentioned in //Comfort Zone//, Scott McCloud's //Understanding Comics// is a great resource for this.=

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