Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-6-2014
Publication Title
Hooded Utilitarian
Abstract
In my last post, I wrote about simultaneous talk in comics, exploring the way that speech balloons can be positioned in a panel to convey a sense of overlapping talk. This post continues the series on the possibilities of simultaneous discourse. However, this one asks how visual and verbal cues might tell us something about the way readers are supposed to imagine hearing the production of both speech and song in the same panel.
The first example is drawn from Full Color, a graphic novel by Mark Haven Britt. I have taught this book a couple of times, and it is a beautifully designed comic that tells a powerful story. The main character is Boom and her best friend is David. In Figure 1, the two are walking in a park while David sings.
Recommended Citation
Bramlett, Frank, "How do song and speech go together in comics panels?" (2014). English Faculty Publications. 16.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/englishfacpub/16
Comments
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