By the end of Pterror Over Paris, I was unsure whether The Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec were supposed to be parodying something like Crime & SuspenStories, or if the plot actually had more depth to it than randomly naming people and motives. It was like a Hollywood film directed by the mad hatter- aesthetics, aesthetics.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Missing Plot
Pterror Over Paris seemed like it was missing some plot, but, like Shirley said, the art made that ok. The art was rendered beautifully in a style that was quite realistic, but not bordering on the overly realistic. The character designs were definitely a favorite of mine. The color palette was filled with deep, rich, saturated tones. All of this covered up the fact that some of the plot seemed to have been flown away with by some kind of mechanical bird.
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I am also a big fan of plot and was not really sucked into the story of this nonsensical story of a Pterodactyl in Paris. But one of the most interesting aspects of this class is when we discuss how the art work reinforces the ideas/themes/characterizations. Reading the second story should be a lot more interesting now that we have a better understanding of why this is a quality graphic novel.
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