Twilight Graphic Novel: Part 4
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zelda_queenZeldaQueen: In which we get faux-drama.
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Part 4
ZeldaQueen: After picking up Bella's keys and possibly contemplating how best to murder her with it, Edward tries to chat up a conversation with Bella. She responds by slamming her car door shut and trying to storm off. He asks her if she would like for him to give her the ride to Seattle, as in canon. I feel I ought to note that going by the spacing and breaking up of the panels, I think the implication is that we're supposed to see that Edward's Not Like Other Guys, by setting up like he's asking her to the dance and instead understands that she has other plans and offers to go along with them. Quite personally, I have to side with Bella (shocking, I know), who asks if Edward has some multiple personality disorder going on. Actually, we see how he only ever looks like an asshole or pure evil here, so he comes across as being even more of a dick, making it even more baffling that he honestly thinks she's going to take him up on that offer with no questions asked. I mean, you people have all seen Edward's *snrk* wide range of expressions. Would you want to essentially go on a date with someone has only ever looked at you like that?
Annoyingly, Bella doesn't call him out on any of this. Instead, as in canon, she asks why he keeps telling her not to be friends with him. He gives her his canon jackhole answer about how he wants to be friends with her, but it would be prudent for her not to be, but he doesn't want to stay away from her, and MY GOD, THIS GUY'S AN ASSHOLE!
*pangs* So alright then! We skip ahead to the cafeteria, where Edward beckons Bella over. And yes it looks exactly like someone calling a dog or a servant over, complete with a bored expression and a "come here, peon" beckon. Bella goes over and we actually get a panel with all sorts of buzzes and murmurs in the background. Because every single person in the cafeteria is watching Edward Cullen, and him actually calling someone over to talk to them is such big news.
I want to destroy this thing. I probably would do it, if it weren't a library book
ZeldaQueen: Erm, am I the only one who thinks that Edward slipped LSD into Bella's drink? I can just hear "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" playing in the background while she falls off her chair, laughing at all of the pretty colors.
And I know that bottom panel is supposed to be more sparkles, but it just looks really grainy. If I didn't have the context, I'd think it was a flashback sequence. Oh, and I know it's been said, but she is trying to avoid you, douchnozzle! Christ.
So we get canon conversations, with Bella being confused and Edward being pretentious, and there's even more pretentious images of his mug, just what I wanted.
ZeldaQueen: In any other context, I actually might have found that set-up to be amusing, with the build-up and the charm and the anti-climactic response. I swear, I can hear Edward's anime sigh in that last panel. The disturbing thing is, Edward's dazzling her, which is pretty much a G-rated cross between seducing her and drugging her. And I know that description sounds a bit exaggerated, but I've hung around good-looking guys. I have yet to come across a guy so good-looking that he can coerce me to do literally anything with just a glance, like Edward did to Bella up there. It reminds me of Alice Academy, with the one teacher who has the power of uncontrollable pheromones who uses it to stun naughty students. At least there it's justified, given how dangerous some of the students are!
And on a separate note, I know it's been touched on, but Edward? If you do your damndest to coerce someone to tell you their thoughts, don't whine that the thoughts aren't up to your expectations. Reminds me of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Aslan's advice on eavesdropping *nods sagely*
ZeldaQueen: HOLY -
Yes, Bella, I'd say he's dangerous! If I ever see a guy with an Evil Anime Aura and that expression on his face, I think it would set off a few bells!
ZeldaQueen: I'm not sure why the floor appears to have dropped out from under Bella. Perhaps she's learned how to float in midair, like the wizard Howl? (Incidentally, I now wish Howl and Sophie were in this thing. That would make this all so much more awesome)
You know, all that bit about "He's dangerous, but I'm not afraid" reminds me of is Gethesemane Butler. That's exactly how Audra Williams justified hanging around Jareth in Seven Days! Geez!
Also, Meyer? Bella not being afraid of Edward doesn't make me think she's brave. It makes me think she has no survival skills. I think that lions are awesome, but I'd still run away if I came face-to-face with one.
Ah well, time for the Blood-Type Chem Lab of SYMBOLISM!
ZeldaQueen: So apparently this graphic novel has turned into Sin City. I'm not complaining, mind, as it's infinitely better than the sparkles. Actually, I like this black and white with red thing the best thus far.
Also, Bella said that it was the smell of blood that made her pass out, yet she's getting freaked out at the sight of the needle. I guess it could be that she's anticipating the blood, but really what?
ZeldaQueen: DRAMATIC BELLA IS DRAMATIC!
Seriously, it's a pinprick of blood! Stop pretending she was clubbed on the back of the head!
ZeldaQueen: I'm...not sure why that picture of Edward is there. He's not in the room and she doesn't know he's a vampire, so there shouldn't be association issues. My best guess is that it's either SUBTLE FORESHADOWING or that Bella has already become so hopelessly dependent on him that she imagines him around every time she's hurt or distressed.
Mike takes her out of class and she's flopping around like a fish. Edward arrives on the scene and amazingly, he actually looks genuinely concerned for Bella's well being. He takes her off to the nurse while she's sweating and unconscious and acting like someone who's dying. Really.
Oh, and after several panels, Edward goes back to looking like a smug doll. Blah.
As in canon, we get the scene where Edward charms the nurse into excusing Bella and himself from class. They go to the parking lot, where we are treated to the lovely scene of him threatening to drag her into the car if she won't get in voluntarily. GAH!
And, of course, we get that stupid Claire de Lune scene. In a desperate attempt to make this very boring and shallow conversation interesting, Young Kim draws a lot of musical score.
ZeldaQueen: All it looks like is that Edward needs to clean his car of some bizarre animal tracks.
Also, that picture demonstrates quite well how freaking boring this all is! We don't even see Bella and Edward in that particular panel! Most of the page is taken up with speech bubbles! Show, don't tell!
Onward to: Part 5
Back to: Part 3
Return to: Table of Contents
Projection Room Voices: Starting Media in 3...2...1...
Part 4
ZeldaQueen: After picking up Bella's keys and possibly contemplating how best to murder her with it, Edward tries to chat up a conversation with Bella. She responds by slamming her car door shut and trying to storm off. He asks her if she would like for him to give her the ride to Seattle, as in canon. I feel I ought to note that going by the spacing and breaking up of the panels, I think the implication is that we're supposed to see that Edward's Not Like Other Guys, by setting up like he's asking her to the dance and instead understands that she has other plans and offers to go along with them. Quite personally, I have to side with Bella (shocking, I know), who asks if Edward has some multiple personality disorder going on. Actually, we see how he only ever looks like an asshole or pure evil here, so he comes across as being even more of a dick, making it even more baffling that he honestly thinks she's going to take him up on that offer with no questions asked. I mean, you people have all seen Edward's *snrk* wide range of expressions. Would you want to essentially go on a date with someone has only ever looked at you like that?
Annoyingly, Bella doesn't call him out on any of this. Instead, as in canon, she asks why he keeps telling her not to be friends with him. He gives her his canon jackhole answer about how he wants to be friends with her, but it would be prudent for her not to be, but he doesn't want to stay away from her, and MY GOD, THIS GUY'S AN ASSHOLE!
*pangs* So alright then! We skip ahead to the cafeteria, where Edward beckons Bella over. And yes it looks exactly like someone calling a dog or a servant over, complete with a bored expression and a "come here, peon" beckon. Bella goes over and we actually get a panel with all sorts of buzzes and murmurs in the background. Because every single person in the cafeteria is watching Edward Cullen, and him actually calling someone over to talk to them is such big news.
I want to destroy this thing. I probably would do it, if it weren't a library book
ZeldaQueen: Erm, am I the only one who thinks that Edward slipped LSD into Bella's drink? I can just hear "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" playing in the background while she falls off her chair, laughing at all of the pretty colors.
And I know that bottom panel is supposed to be more sparkles, but it just looks really grainy. If I didn't have the context, I'd think it was a flashback sequence. Oh, and I know it's been said, but she is trying to avoid you, douchnozzle! Christ.
So we get canon conversations, with Bella being confused and Edward being pretentious, and there's even more pretentious images of his mug, just what I wanted.
ZeldaQueen: In any other context, I actually might have found that set-up to be amusing, with the build-up and the charm and the anti-climactic response. I swear, I can hear Edward's anime sigh in that last panel. The disturbing thing is, Edward's dazzling her, which is pretty much a G-rated cross between seducing her and drugging her. And I know that description sounds a bit exaggerated, but I've hung around good-looking guys. I have yet to come across a guy so good-looking that he can coerce me to do literally anything with just a glance, like Edward did to Bella up there. It reminds me of Alice Academy, with the one teacher who has the power of uncontrollable pheromones who uses it to stun naughty students. At least there it's justified, given how dangerous some of the students are!
And on a separate note, I know it's been touched on, but Edward? If you do your damndest to coerce someone to tell you their thoughts, don't whine that the thoughts aren't up to your expectations. Reminds me of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Aslan's advice on eavesdropping *nods sagely*
ZeldaQueen: HOLY -
Yes, Bella, I'd say he's dangerous! If I ever see a guy with an Evil Anime Aura and that expression on his face, I think it would set off a few bells!
ZeldaQueen: I'm not sure why the floor appears to have dropped out from under Bella. Perhaps she's learned how to float in midair, like the wizard Howl? (Incidentally, I now wish Howl and Sophie were in this thing. That would make this all so much more awesome)
You know, all that bit about "He's dangerous, but I'm not afraid" reminds me of is Gethesemane Butler. That's exactly how Audra Williams justified hanging around Jareth in Seven Days! Geez!
Also, Meyer? Bella not being afraid of Edward doesn't make me think she's brave. It makes me think she has no survival skills. I think that lions are awesome, but I'd still run away if I came face-to-face with one.
Ah well, time for the Blood-Type Chem Lab of SYMBOLISM!
ZeldaQueen: So apparently this graphic novel has turned into Sin City. I'm not complaining, mind, as it's infinitely better than the sparkles. Actually, I like this black and white with red thing the best thus far.
Also, Bella said that it was the smell of blood that made her pass out, yet she's getting freaked out at the sight of the needle. I guess it could be that she's anticipating the blood, but really what?
ZeldaQueen: DRAMATIC BELLA IS DRAMATIC!
Seriously, it's a pinprick of blood! Stop pretending she was clubbed on the back of the head!
ZeldaQueen: I'm...not sure why that picture of Edward is there. He's not in the room and she doesn't know he's a vampire, so there shouldn't be association issues. My best guess is that it's either SUBTLE FORESHADOWING or that Bella has already become so hopelessly dependent on him that she imagines him around every time she's hurt or distressed.
Mike takes her out of class and she's flopping around like a fish. Edward arrives on the scene and amazingly, he actually looks genuinely concerned for Bella's well being. He takes her off to the nurse while she's sweating and unconscious and acting like someone who's dying. Really.
Oh, and after several panels, Edward goes back to looking like a smug doll. Blah.
As in canon, we get the scene where Edward charms the nurse into excusing Bella and himself from class. They go to the parking lot, where we are treated to the lovely scene of him threatening to drag her into the car if she won't get in voluntarily. GAH!
And, of course, we get that stupid Claire de Lune scene. In a desperate attempt to make this very boring and shallow conversation interesting, Young Kim draws a lot of musical score.
ZeldaQueen: All it looks like is that Edward needs to clean his car of some bizarre animal tracks.
Also, that picture demonstrates quite well how freaking boring this all is! We don't even see Bella and Edward in that particular panel! Most of the page is taken up with speech bubbles! Show, don't tell!
Onward to: Part 5
Back to: Part 3
Return to: Table of Contents
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Date: 2011-05-14 01:55 pm (UTC)The whole comic feels really rushed, because the artist doesn't seem to have learned that you should leave space between panels, not just for "dramatic" scenes like where Bella passes out, but to help with the pacing. If you leave a gutter between panels, and not just a thin black line, the reader's eye gets some rest, and you make it easier for the eye to move the way you want it to move over the page.
Let's take the page where the teacher talks about the blood test. My eye first jumps directly to the red spots on the test card. Then I can start to read the page.
My eyes want to move from Bella, along the speech bubble, to the hand putting on a glove, down to the test card again, along the speech bubble to Bella, down to Bella's eye and then along the speech bubble to the lancet-thing.
I don't know if that's the way it's intended to be read, but it's awkward to read the middle speech bubble, because I reach it from the wrong side. My eye moves from right to left, then has to stop and read the text from left to right and then keep moving left again.
Hm. Now I want to read Understanding Comics again. *goes to bookshelf*
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Date: 2011-05-14 02:03 pm (UTC)Damn, I want to get back to my own comic projects now.