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by Fanny (Chun-Fan) Nieh

The comic ‘Walking Style’ is about taking my dogs for a walk and how excited they are when they go for a walk. The story begins with both of the dogs ready for the walk as they are eager to go there. On the way to the dyke, they cannot stop moving and keep wondering if they are almost there (the dyke). Once they get to the dyke they fly out of the truck and are ready for their adventures. Their favorite thing to do at the dyke is play fetch in the water and meeting new friends. Today’s new friend is a huge furry dog that looks like a polar bear. My dogs went to say hi and realized this guy is too big for them to mess with so they decide to go back into the water and play more fetch. In the end they got a great work out and also treats where they were very satisfied and happy.
 * Narrative**

The comic ‘Walking style’ is one that falls under the genre of a comedy. By using pictures of my pets that I have taken and added words to create a narrative it portrays their characteristic. According to McCloud’s readings, the anticipated event is what comic books provide as the basis for the reader so I wanted to create something that is interesting and also easily understood by the readers. It is done by most panels which has its clear message on it. Each panel is separated by the gutter in the page “the heart of comic lies I the space between the panels” (McCloud, 1.) This gives the ability to add meaning to it by the hints that are given through the characters’ facial expressions and thoughts. It stimulates the reader’s imagination and allows them to understand the comic’s idea more straightforwardly. Through the comic, I chose specific speech bubbles to illustrate to the readers how character is speaking. One reason to utilize this is to stay consistent and also to give the readers a better sense of the character as well as the story as a whole. In this comic I have used many action-to-action transitions which is also the most common type transition. As mentioned in McCloud’s book, “transitions featuring a single subject in distinct action-too-action progressions” (McCloud, 70.) For example on page 2, the dogs are waiting for me to throw the ball for them to play which is very easy to understand what is happening in the panel through the character’s actions or expressions. The whole comic is created with colored pictures, because “colors could have profound physical and emotional effects in people” (McCloud, 185.) Most of the pictures in the comic are very neutral and comfortable for reader to read. And the background color is white because it clearly shows panel to panel and stands out more with a black frame around it. Also, the color comics are easier to attract the reader’s attention because “we live in a world of colors,” and “color comics will always seem more real” (McCloud, 192.) Sound effects have a tight relation to comics especially for those superheroes series. In ‘Walking Style’ I also used a few sound effects to emphasize an action already visually depicted which also adds on a humorous clarification to it. For example on page 2, the “whoosh” which is used to show that they run fast and are eager to go play. By using all these elements and design techniques throughout my comic, I have a better sense and basic understanding of comics creating. All these techniques help me to illustrate and guide my ideas, which allowed me to create this comic.
 * Analysis**

Bibliography: Mccloud, Scott. // Understanding Comics The Invisible Art //. New York: Harper Paperbacks, 1994. Print.