Friday, January 20, 2006
Edmonton Comic Jam
:: Posted by max @ 1/20/2006 12:01:00 PM News Link Source: Edmonton Journal
"But is it art? I actually make the mistake of asking this question aloud. Comic book aficionados, it turns out, are sick of the question.
The comic jammers launch into an earnest defence of comics, while taking a few shots at what others consider art -- welding hunks of metal together, for example.
No one is more passionate about this than John Keane, an animator and illustrator who moved to Edmonton in the spring from Ireland. At the moment, he's doing the illustrations in a locally written comic book.
"It sure the hell is art and it is very difficult," adds Keane, describing how the illustrator must create character and move the story forward within the confines of discrete narrative panels.
"People think comics are really simple, but if you take the time to look at them, you see incredibly complex stories."
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