That’s an interesting way of putting it. I think comics and poetry have many similarities, and studying one can help you with the other. See: “comics as poetry” and “poetry as comics.” I’ve collected stuff on the same subjects here and here.
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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Ooh. Ominous. I like it! I like the weird directions in which your words drag the eye.
These are sort of inverse comic strips, huh.
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:05 pm
“…inverse comic strips…”
That’s an interesting way of putting it. I think comics and poetry have many similarities, and studying one can help you with the other. See: “comics as poetry” and “poetry as comics.” I’ve collected stuff on the same subjects here and here.