Blog Post Week 4

Blog Post Week 4

Tales of the Crypt: This comic series took a break from superheroes and focused on the horror genre. With very well-detailed drawings it made the subject matter even more creepy. They were extremely detailed to a point where we are able to see the wrinkles on people’s faces, it was sort of uncanny. The story I was reading; Haunt of Fear, opened up with a cliché story of somebody getting killed by a werewolf and a vampire. Then all of a sudden the story took a completely different turn when the werewolf and vampire wanted to get married. It’s very interesting to see this take on monsters. When people think of monster we don’t necessarily picture them as these beings who are capable of loving and compassion. We no longer see them as these vicious, gruesome creatures who want nothing but terror and death. It’s a very cool concept to think about, nothing has ever been done like this with monsters before in the media. For years books and movies portrayed monsters in a very specific way. It was nice to see a new take on them.

Uncle Scrooge: The artwork is fun and colorful. The storyline is a bit extreme but entertaining. In the story, I read; House of Haunts, Scrooge is obsessed with his money (As always). He hides it from the Beegle Boys who recently escaped prison. While in prison the Beegle, Boys were educated, and received diplomas. They used their new-found skills from their prison education to try and find a way to get Scrooge’s money. Scrooge wanted to dive into his money but Donald locked him up in a closet so he couldn’t go swimming in it. The Beegle Boys saw this as an opportunity so they toss a saw through the closet window so that scrooge may cut a hole out for himself to escape. As Scrooge ran away the Beegle Boys spray him with this glow in the dark paint so they could easily track Scrooge in the dark. They followed Scrooge to a castle but Scrooge stops in his tracks as he believes there is a glowing ghost following him when in actuality he was just looking at his own glowing reflection. This ultimately backfired on the Beegle Boys when Scrooge runs out of the castle and doesn’t lead the Beegle Boys to his treasure. In the end the Beegle Boys don’t succeed in obtaining Scrooge’s money and Scrooge gets to swim in his piles and piles of money.

Tin Tin: Beautifully illustrated characters and environments. The color pallet is very inviting to look at. There is a great dynamic between the Captain and Tin Tin. The captain seems like he can have a bit of a temper and bitter view on the world where Tin Tin; on the other hand, embraces the world he’s in and sees nothing but the good. There is a lot of time spent in the same locations rather than other books that jump to several locations in a span of a page or two. For example, in one of the Tin Tin stories; Tin Tin in Tibet, Tin Tin and the captain are up in the mountain wandering around in a giant freezing climate. There are a lot of panels dedicated to this one scene, giving us the sense of it going on for a long time. Knowing how snow can be tricky to trek in on foot, plus having the darkness of night and the severe coldness of the climate, we feel empathy towards the characters. These books make you feel part of the adventure by firstly inviting you into these gorgeous worlds. They also do a great job of crafting the story in a way where we, the viewer can relate and feel for the characters. This book takes us on an adventure and feel like a part of it.