Lab+4

Do you agree with McLuhan when states comics are an extension of photographic media? Why or why not?
Yes, I do agree with McLuhan when he states that comics are an extension of photographic media. According to the article, McLuhan saw 'comics as extensions of the woodcut and photographic media, "a world of inclusive gesture and dramatic posture."' McLuhan thought of comics as lo-fi cool media creations because they provide very little data about any particular moment in time, or aspect in space, of an object.The viewer, or reader, is compelled to participate in completing and interpreting the few hints provided by the bounding lines. I agree with McLuhan because, a comic is a visual for of media that uses words and pictures to convey messages and thus it can be defined as photographic media.