Ronnie Anderson
Mrs. Beichner
Making Graphic Novels
24 April 2009
Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness
Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness begins with the main character, Ash, being thrown into the middle of a world that he has never been to before. While walking along he sees two super heroes get into a fight, and he realizes that he is not in just any kind of universe. Before long, Ash begins to see some of the super heroes turn into zombies for almost no apparent reason. These zombies have a hunger for the brains and flesh of humans and begin to eat other heroes. This continues for some time and until Ash realizes that Lord Doom and his army of darkness is behind all of this. After several chapters of fighting and flesh eating and what not, Ash enters a portal and leaves the universe once and for all, only to find him in a werewolf zombie universe. Ooh boy… Can you say sequel?
The main characters in my graphic novel were really only Ash and Lord Doom. Every other character either gets eaten or only mildly affects the plot. Spiderman is almost a main character in the beginning of the novel, but then gets transformed into a zombie. The main theme of the novel was purely good always triumphs over evil. Ash was some how always able to save himself even when there should have been like no way for him to survive. Lets be honest, if like every Marvel super hero ever made was transformed into a zombie and was trying to eat you, I’m willing to say that you would have a hard time surviving, but then again that is why Ash is Ash and Ronnie is Ronnie. No matter what problem Ash was faced with, he was able to overcome it and prevail. Lord Doom and his army of darkness caused the main conflict in this novel. The conflict itself was essentially that all of the people that had normally been protecting the town were now trying to eat all of the people that they had tried to save. Overall this was a pretty unoriginal graphic novel, as in the themes and conflicts were almost like cliché. My favorite part of the novel was probably the scene with the duck. This somewhat creepy little duck with funky eyes turns out to be a zombie and eats some people, and then Ash kicks his butt. Its pretty funny and I guess it was probably my favorite part. I guess I didn’t really like this graphic novel; maybe I was just a little let down because of how much I loved the Evil Dead movies. I guess the people that should probably read this book would have to be hard-core fans of either marvel, or the evil dead trilogy, although I believe that both groups of fans would be slightly disappointed. I feel as though anybody that really likes graphic novels would also probably appreciate this novel too.
There is nothing distinctly wrong or great about this graphic novel. It was pretty good and overall a great place to start. I would like my next book to be much more in depth and maybe actually have a plot and not just be part of some series. But again, I am in no ways upset by this novel, I just prefer like movies about this sort of thing or books with more words then pictures. I suppose I learned that graphic novels are not exactly my things.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Stuff We Talked About
1. My novel seems to take place in the common era. It seems this way due to the fact that everyone is dressed like we do today and all of the buildings seem like they could exist today and look normal. Most of the novel takes place at night, due to the darkness that seems to always be present. Passing of time is presented by the changing of scenery, not so much by the day changing to night.
2. Well, Ash is kind of upset by the zombies, and I guess by the fact that he would like to rid the world of them he is standing up for what he believes in. Those are good ideals, but I think this is relevant in all eras, not just present day. Although technically Jesus Christ was sort of a zombie and people seemed OK with him two thousand years ago, so I guess by the fact that Ash is not worshipping the evil dead zombies and proposing that they are the son of god, he is acting appropriately for the time period.
3. Honestly, this time period has little effect on the overall plot. In fact, its practically irrelevant. The book takes place in some big city with a bunch of super heroes: Timeless.
4. Real fictional, like I think its supposedly based on something like New York city. It has big buildings and stuff, but I don't think any of them are like real... The author never uses direct references to any specific buildings or streets so its hard to tell, but the setting is definitely not fictional.
2. Well, Ash is kind of upset by the zombies, and I guess by the fact that he would like to rid the world of them he is standing up for what he believes in. Those are good ideals, but I think this is relevant in all eras, not just present day. Although technically Jesus Christ was sort of a zombie and people seemed OK with him two thousand years ago, so I guess by the fact that Ash is not worshipping the evil dead zombies and proposing that they are the son of god, he is acting appropriately for the time period.
3. Honestly, this time period has little effect on the overall plot. In fact, its practically irrelevant. The book takes place in some big city with a bunch of super heroes: Timeless.
4. Real fictional, like I think its supposedly based on something like New York city. It has big buildings and stuff, but I don't think any of them are like real... The author never uses direct references to any specific buildings or streets so its hard to tell, but the setting is definitely not fictional.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Characters
Characters are cool and important. I love characters. The protagonist is my graphic novel is a young man named Ashley (Ash). He is super cool and has a chainsaw. He doesnt really have any known weaknesses at the point in the novel that I am at. Spiderman also has kinda proven himself to be considered a protagonist, but he is still a little mysterious. The antagonist in my novel are the evil dead things and some mysterious man in the funny gold outfit. The enemies have no weaknesses yet although they dont really have any kind of thought processes other than to eat human flesh... anyways little is known of the enemy. These characters really draw me into the world of Superheroville because they are so easily relatable, everyday I worry about the zombie apocalypse and what I would and will do when the day comes. I think Ash has the right idea with the chainsaw and I think he has a shotgun too. Either way, he should be set for the battle. This story is clearly aimed towards teens or those of the older generation. Ash is a character in like the coolest movies ever (The Evil Dead*, The Evil Dead II, and The Army of Darkness). If you haven't seen those movies, you should realize that you are living a meaningless life and you should probably either rent and watch all three movies in quick succession or just give up and eat cupcakes until your heart stops beating.
*NOTE
The film The Evil Dead contains a rather confusing and quite disturbing scene involving a tree and a young lady. Those who are weak at heart will probably not enjoy this scene, but it is imperative that the viewer watch this sequence in order to feel the true terror that the characters were experiencing. Plus Bruce Campbell is a cool dude.
Anyways...
The Characters in my graphic novel are groovy and far out. I cant wait to read more and learn more about them.
*NOTE
The film The Evil Dead contains a rather confusing and quite disturbing scene involving a tree and a young lady. Those who are weak at heart will probably not enjoy this scene, but it is imperative that the viewer watch this sequence in order to feel the true terror that the characters were experiencing. Plus Bruce Campbell is a cool dude.
Anyways...
The Characters in my graphic novel are groovy and far out. I cant wait to read more and learn more about them.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Layout and Colors
The layout of my graphic novel is rather unique. It does follow the rule of thirds, but the layout is constantly changing. Now, i said that the layout was unique, but what makes it unique is that it uses all of the basic layouts, but very rarely allows itself to fall into a pattern. The captions are never in a predictable spot, the word bubbles flow all over the page, and the each individual square is in a different spot than the last page, but somehow it works. It's actually really enjoyable to read and I find myself entertained by this type of novel.
The colors used in this novel are very dark. Even in moments of joy, the colors are dark and kind of melancholy. It's a book about zombie superheroes so the colors are fitting and if it had bright colors it wouldn't make much sense. Overall the colors work. The graphics in this book are really well done, they are both realistic and "cartoony". I'm not sure what to call it other than it looks like a typical comic book. It's pretty good.
The colors used in this novel are very dark. Even in moments of joy, the colors are dark and kind of melancholy. It's a book about zombie superheroes so the colors are fitting and if it had bright colors it wouldn't make much sense. Overall the colors work. The graphics in this book are really well done, they are both realistic and "cartoony". I'm not sure what to call it other than it looks like a typical comic book. It's pretty good.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Ages of Comics
The Bronze Age- Began in the 1970's and went through the 1980's, during this age, comic books began to become a little bit more edgy while including real world problems, such as drug abuse, entered the plots. Instead of just the usual science fiction supervillains. Spiderman was extremely prevelent during this time.
The Golden Age- During the 1930's through 1940's, this age was when comic books began to actually get big. Many of the most popular comic superheros emerged during this era including Superman
The Silver Age- From the 1950's to the 1970's, this era was characterized by science fiction. Flash emerged during this era.
TheModern Age- The modern age began in the 1980's and is still going on. The plots began to become more complex and the characters were more greatly developed. The plots also took a kind of dark turn, with titles such as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and the Sonic the Hedgehog Series
The Platinum Age- This era is when comics began to really take the shape that we are accustomed today and started in the 1800's. The Yellow Kid in McFadden's Flats is a prime example of this age.
The Golden Age- During the 1930's through 1940's, this age was when comic books began to actually get big. Many of the most popular comic superheros emerged during this era including Superman
The Silver Age- From the 1950's to the 1970's, this era was characterized by science fiction. Flash emerged during this era.
TheModern Age- The modern age began in the 1980's and is still going on. The plots began to become more complex and the characters were more greatly developed. The plots also took a kind of dark turn, with titles such as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and the Sonic the Hedgehog Series
The Platinum Age- This era is when comics began to really take the shape that we are accustomed today and started in the 1800's. The Yellow Kid in McFadden's Flats is a prime example of this age.
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