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)
Portals to Hell by hrmphfft
Undo the Damage of Sitting
Don’t get me wrong, I like the splatfest graphics from 3, but when you give me the option of these silly lil inkling icons versus these fully rendered artistic icons, which one is, ironically, more iconic and effective at what they do?
but also when it came down to wanting to do a silly little edit I’d much rather just try and copy the lil simple, south Park lookin ah, squid people icons then the over the top colored and rendered-looking icons that would’ve taken way too much time for nothing (also I had already hurt my hand from rendering something prior to drawing this so I was not gonna make the pain worse)
Man, too bad we never got this deleted splatfest theme before final fest
I’d probably choose team divine, and I’m not even a big shiver fan!
This meme except they're nice friends supporting each other :)
YOU HAVE 13 SECONDS BEFORE THE ISLES FUCKING EXPLODE YOU ROBOTNIK MF AND YOU RULE 34 DAUGHTER OF A FISH I HOPE YOU BOTH DIE
This message was made in celebration of defeating Dr. Kahl’s robot
Got asked about Pokémon teams for these guys! Went off of vibes, personality and aesthetics more than anything. Y'all can try guess the "whys" for em.
Hoshi isn't here bc I feel like they'd be more of a Meowth situation where they're a Pokémon themself. We'll say they're the Cosmog lol
I need every single person to understand how horrible tumblr’s tagging system is
I go into the tag for epilepsy and its all flashing lights. We can’t use our own tag because people without epilepsy fill it up with improper warnings.
Use ‘flashing’ in place of ‘epilepsy’ in your tags. You aren’t warning people of epileptics, you’re warning us of flashing lights. Please please tag properly. Epileptics say this endlessly and constantly and it’s ignored. You are risking lives by doing this.
Here’s proof of what I mean:
hey girly, calling to let you know the fandom got a hold of your boyfriend. Yeah they love him. Yeah they’re making AUs of him. Yes, one of those is a LoveSick AU. Yup, his pallete is now red and pink with a bunch of hearts on his clothes. He’s in love with you, obsessed with you now even. Enjoy having a cuddly lovestruck version of him byeeee.
Stress won’t be getting the best of me with THIS artillery of comfort.
Here is the fudgiest brownie in a mug recipe I’ve found
Here are some fun sites
Here is a master post of Adventure Time episodes and comics
Here is a master post of movies including Disney and Studio Ghibli
Here is a master post of other master posts to TV shows and movies
*tucks you in with fuzzy blanket* *pats your head*
You’ll be okay, friend <3
BY THE WAY! I don't see enough people linking or talking about it so I want to let people know about THIS FANTASTIC DELTARUNE TEXTBOX GENERATOR BY DEMIRRAMON! It is what I use for all the silly^TM conversations my gremlin brain comes up with. It's super intuitive and has INSANE amounts of customizability!
SHITPOST TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT
You have entered the daydream void with me. Now you can watch as I draw silly cartoons and creatures and just vibe. (Any pronouns) 🍉🍉18+
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