Creating the original graphic novel or comic (U9: P7, M3)

Creating the original graphic novel or comic (U9: P7, M3)

Learning outcome 4(U9): Be able to produce and original graphic novel or comic

My comic links back to my proposal as it has the written synopsis of the plot aligns with the visuals I have drawn for my comic. As well as this, as I have stated, the publishing company I have chosen to publish my comic predominantly produces black and white comics, meaning I have made my comic black and white. However in order to keep the attention of more western audiences (as the production company is an east Asian establishment) I have included elements of colour in the onomatopoeia, the yelling speech bubbles, as well as colouring the bionic body parts a different colour so they are able to be recognised.

As well as this, I included props that I talked about in the planning stage such as the phone device. This device can be seen on page four of my comic in both panels. Ava Fae, the main character, is holding this prop as she navigates her way to the hide out. This prop has also been coloured in different colours in order for it to stand out to audiences, and can also allow readers to better understand what the prop actually is.

The text in the speech bubbles is easy to read, and in a coherent lay out. None of the text has been cut off or split in strange ways. As well as this, the grammar and spelling is simple to read as there are no complex words that the younger end of the target audience (12 year olds) won’t understand. There are no spelling mistakes or typos meaning the reading flow won’t be broken.

Flesch Reading ease scale

The Flesch reading ease scale measures the readability of writing. The scoring goes as follows:

90-100 = Very easy to read, easily understood by an average 11 year old student

80-90 = Easy to read

70-80 = Fairly easy to read

60-70 = Easily understood by 13 to 15 year old students 

50-60 = Fairly difficult to read

30-50 = Difficult to read, best understood by college graduates

0-30 = Very difficult to read, best understood by university graduates

Upon measuring the readability of my comic script using the Flesch Reading ease scale, this was the result I got: 

I got a score of 85.5 meaning it falls within the 80-90 score meaning its easy to read. This is good as the target audience of 12-18 year olds who will be using the website will be able to understand the text and therefore find much more enjoyability with the comic.

Manipulated pages

One of the manipulations I did to my comic was adding an outer glow on the yelling speech bubbles. This creates meaning surrounding emotions, and I feel that by adding this outer glow, it makes these speech bubbles stand out a lot more and therefore convey anger, and loudness a lot better than when it was just a plain flat colour.

Furthermore, I added an inner shadow on all the onomatopoeia. By adding this inner shadow, i feel it makes the words look a lot heavier on the page, signifying a louder, heavier sound. The inner shadow makes the letters almost look sunken into the page really enhancing the intensity of the sounds and therefore conveying that onto the reader.

Lastly, on page four I added a glow onto the phone screen. I feel this made the prop look more 3 dimensional as it was glowing, and giving off light to its surroundings, therefore making it look more real to the readers.

Self Reflection

I feel that the manipulations of the comic has improved it and made it better. This is because I feel its created more meaning around the sci-fi codes and conventions, as well as enhancing the over effect that the elements is supposed to give iff. For example, I feel that adding the outer glow around the yelling speech bubbles has improved the over all feel of the comic as it makes those speech bubbles stand out a lot more, and therefore enhance the yelling effect of the speech. Furthermore, I feel that adding the inner shadow to the onomatopoeia really enhanced the heaviness of the text and therefore gives the effect of loudness and impact, which I feel enhances the overall feel of the comic.

The manipulations of the comic will appeal to the overall target audience for the website (12-18 year olds) as it makes the comic more interesting to look at over all. The glowing speech bubbles  attract the eyes, and will enhance the effects of the yelling and relay that onto the readers.

Target Audience Feedback

What do you think of the before and after? What do you prefer?

I think the before and after shown on this is really cool. Looking at how she has embedded the onomatopoeia on the screen makes a better addition to this comic, additionally the glowing of the speech bubbles also improves the comic so as a whole the small detail being put really makes an impact.

Overall i definitely think that the after version was a lot better because of the small detail added however some might argue that they like the boldness or the simplicity if the first version.