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Assignment 1: Graphic Novel Analysis (15%)
__Due__: Thursday, October 15 EITHER IN CLASS OR LAB

As McCloud notes, graphic novels have an untapped potential as a medium of expression. Since this text were written, it is arguable that this potential has come closer to realization. Even mainstream bookstores now have graphic novel sections. Much of the selection is largely influenced by Japanese work (e.g, manga, anime) but there’s a strong contingent of independent Canadian production (e.g., Drawn and Quarterly press) and stories of international interest and acclaim (e.g., Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis.)

In this assignment, you will investigate graphic novels by selecting a graphic novel of interest to you and analyzing it in reference to McCloud’s conceptual analysis of this emerging genre. Ways to best approach this assignment will be discussed further in lecture and lab as the deadline approaches. The paper should be approximately 5‐7 pages, double‐spaced. Visual examples from the work being analyzed are often a strong way of relaying your point efficiently and are encouraged.