Wide world of comics

     When it comes to my kind of "Graphic Novel" anything by Moebius fits the bill. His fantasy art is what inspired me at a young age to enjoy art and all of the things that are possible with it. The cinimatic scope of the paneling and the ratios he uses along with panel placement gives me a deeper feeling of what is happening in the story. I like the idea of how uncensored things are when it comes to the European artwork in their style of graphic novel. It gives a sense of freedom of expression to pass onto the reader and to let them be enveloped by the unfolding narrative. 

     This week I read a lot of Euro-style "albums" and graphic novels, everything from the Papyrus albums to Heavy Metal to Moebius, and I laugh at myself for noticing things like how much Tin-Tin I see in the Papyrus  works. I would have never picked up on such a thing as how realistic the background looks in comparison to the rest of the image. I feel like I was almost comic blind before ccomingto this class.