Graphic Novel Review

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-use of dialogue is minimal and spread inconsistently many scenes are displayed visually rather than described.

-Italics and bold are used heavily to emphasize speech

-Captions are short and frequent on the pages

-Some pages show one large image than several panels

-Other pages show panels within panels, often closeups of characters faces

-Layout of the pages is often non-linear with different spaced panels which is slightly confusing

-The space of the page is used efficiently

-Onomatopoeia is used in captions

 

Ghost world

– The story is being told through dialogue, a conversation between two girls 

-The captions and narrative are first person, flowing on from speech of the characters as they describe memories to each other

-The Panels are regular and usually 9 on a page but differently sized

-The images are monochrome and green through out the entire novel

Panel in detail: A woman is sat in a chair reading a news paper/ magazine and watching TV, there is music playing

 

Preacher

-Regular panels in boxes, frequently six to a page

-color scheme is basic ans non realistic, purple skin shade on characters

-No captions, all dialogue between characters

-The colors change through out scenes but remain simple