Final Semester Points Total
Mid-Term: 47
Attendance: 6
Assignments: 50
Total: 103
Webtoon recommendations:
Space Boy by Stephen McCranie (Ongoing and Physical Publication)
Hooky by Miriam Bonastre Tur (Completed and Physical Publication)
Perry Bible Fellowship Almanac (5 Points)
I have seen a few of the strips of the Perry Bible Fellowship during my hikes through the internet. If I would attempt to describe what Perry is, it would be if Cyanide and Happiness and Cards Against Humanity had a child, and this child grew up and went into fine arts. Mixed in with the simple pen and color designs of some of the comics, there were some that really showed Gurewitch's technical prowess, with much more refined characters, shading and coloring. Although some strips can be considered quite crass, there is still some refinement when it comes to composition and the writing itself. And that's not to say all his stories are disturbing or rather inappropriate, as he also writes more wholesome content as well. I'd say the thing that is carried through each strip is subversion of expectation, and due to the limited panels, makes you take a moment and make sense of a certain joke or potential context. If it weren't obvious from my earlier comparisons, I have
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