Prose and verse are generally accepted as distinct writing formats with their own rules, styles, and grammars. Though their borders are somewhat vague, they have come to be seen as something of a dichotomy in the eyes of the general public. There are, however, at least 3 other popular approaches to writing as exhibited in picture-books, comicbooks, and plays. Though sometimes given short shrift, these styles are accepted as literature. They are included in libraries, book stores, and academic study. Most importantly, they are read. In the general case, there is clearly writing being done in the creation of any one of these. But what of the wordless comic or silent play? Should we consider scripts written, but fully realized plays, comics, and picture-books, to be performance, art, or some other kind of non-literature? These worries of theory are kinks to be worked out, surely, but they are not of immediate practical concern to the writer...
I'd like it if you uploaded more Pointless Man comics...they're funny...
ReplyDeleteerr..I guess I should elaborate on that a little bit...
ReplyDeleteI like how in the first panel of this comic the boy looks all innocent and there seems to be a friendly smile playing on his face as he asks what he thinks is a completely appropriate and unremarkable question to an ordinary, probably helpful, man (I'd guess he has asked similar questions before with good results)...
Then in the second panel he's frowning (that looks distinctly like the frowny face on a band pin that I have...) as Pointless Man aggressively wheels around and berates him, because he thinks Pointless Man is being totally unreasonable and his hostility seems to coming from nowhere.
Now I feel like I killed a joke...
Not at all. I appreciate the thought you give even two panel gags like the above. Two out of the three other people who've commented on it were deeply unimpressed. One of those called it 'obtuse', or at least more obtuse than my other comics.
ReplyDeleteI have several PM scripts worked out, and even a few pages of dummies. However, much of my free time is not free, and I am often more intent on relaxing than in tempting my hands to go numb trying to draw. Silly, I know. I really want to finish these bits up, and move on to thinking up new material. Soon, I keep saying.
Yeah no rush..your irreverent doodlings entertain me as well...and in the mean time I'll just keep gradually working my way through the backlog of posts here...
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