UNIT 33 Comics

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Task 1

Fantagraphics piktochart
here

Task 2

Genre

Content/Style

You can see the influences of Gould's visual style in these pages.

Meaning
Big Baby and Robot Love tackle similar imagery. An example of this is the "internalised horror" that Burns talks about, we can see this clearly in Big Baby, the moment in which the masked man drags the body into the hole, and the child decided to go to bed, but with the comfort of his night light. 
This is similar to what happens in Robot Love, in Timmy's mission to discover his own identity he transforms his own body into something grotesque.
This draws a direct parallel to Big Baby, in the sense that both of these kids are exposed to something that changes them forever, and is potentially traumatic.

Target Audience
Burns' comics were targeted at people who wanted to see more complex stories in comics, these people are describes by Burns himself as people who would read RAW magazine, people who could look pas the surreal visuals and enjoy the stories presented in this unique format.


Characters
El Borbah's base concept started out as a lose sketch of a luchador that Burns drew while watching a wrestling match. From here Burns started to carve out his personality, basing him on the typical gumshoe detective archetype as well as his close friend John Borba.


Task 3
Three ideas sheet
Character profile

Task 4

Moodboard

Target audience

Age: 18

Name: Jimmy Johnson

Likes: Memes, Comic books, Manga, Anime, Rick N Morty, Dragon Ball Z, Pizza, Youtubers.

Dislikes: Sports, Bad Dialogue, Board Games, 

My comic would appeal to my target audience member because:

• The story line and basic premise are reminiscent of anime like DBZ and FTNS.
• It contains lots of action scenes.
• The writing in my comic is comedic and referential in nature. This will appeal to my target audience because they enjoy jokes and humour in their stories.
• My comic will also appeal to my target audience because it is cheap but has good value, and they are students with low income.
• The use of mature language and themes in my comic will also appeal to my TA because they are from the ages of 17 to 22.
• My comic has far more male characters than female ones, so it will likely appeal to my target audience better as they are male.

Task 8

Name: Jeff Jefferson
Age: 18
Loves: Sleeping in, Junk food, Video games, Pizza, Being warm. 
Hates: His alarm, Energy drinks, Being called short, Eating healthy.
Most prized possession: His "Pizza time" T-shirt.

Guilty pleasure: Kittens and other cute things.
Deepest secret: One time he ordered a salad and he liked it.
How they see themselves: A lazy, unmotivated screw-up.
How others see them: The other monks see him as an idiot who is in over his head, and want him to fail and leave the monastery. However Nap Sensei believes he will save the world.

Name: Nap Sensei
Age: ???
Loves: Tea, Meditation, Training, Reading, Painting
Hates: Loud obnoxious people, Impatience, Technology, The internet
Most prized possession: His family's 400 year old tea set.
Guilty pleasure: Exotic teas from around the world
Deepest secrets: Holds himself responsible for the death of his Sensei at the hands of the CEO Net Groth.
How they see themselves: Nap Sensei sees himself as a humble old man, who's duty is to train the chosen one and pass on his knowledge to a successor.
How others see them: Most others see Nap Sensei as a wise man of many secrets, who rarely resorts to violence but can defend himself and others quite capably.


Name: Net Groth
Age: 29
Loves: Paperwork, Slideshows, Dressing well, coffee, firearms.
Hates: Lazy people, Videogames, Junk food, Poor people.
Most Prized Possession: His custom made leather briefcase.
Guilty Pleasure: The constant care and well being of his pet turtle; Malcolm.
Deepest Secret: He is deeply scared of the chosen one, and believes they pose a real threat.
How They See Themselves: He sees himself as a calm, level headed and capable member of the 4 CEOs and as someone who looks stern and ingenious.
How Others See Them: Most others see him as a young, driven man, but one who is deadly despite his age.

Name: Ken Shuro

Age: 11
Loves: Training, Martial arts, Orange, 
Hates: Waiting, Tea, Junk food, Technology, Cowardice
Most Prized Possession: His puppy, Jim
Guilty Pleasure: Also his puppy.
Deepest Secret: Is extremely angry he isn't the chosen one
How They See Themselves: A smart, extremely skilled young man, who was denied his right to be the chosen one by an idiot. 
How Others See Them: Ken is seen by others as an extremely talented martial artist, but one who is young and stubborn, and can sometimes act without thinking.

Name: Mark Etshare

Age: 45
Loves: Spreadsheets, Bullying, His wife, Pocket napkins, Caviar.
Hates: Insubordination, Children, Happy people
Most Prized Possession: His monogrammed pen collection.
Guilty Pleasure: Bagels
Deepest Secret: He loves his kids.
How They See Themselves: Mark sees himself as a family man, one who could easily kill someone else's to protect his own. A shrewd businessman and a ruthless capitalist, Mark believes that everything he has is due to his own skill. 
How Others See Them: Everyone around Mark sees him at his worst, he is cruel, and sadistic and capable of making any hard decision. They don't see the softer side to him, and he prefers it that way.