tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883634507539657866.post1150981623814024216..comments2024-01-22T06:25:23.083-05:00Comments on Bubblegum Aesthetics: DecompressingBrian Doanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883634507539657866.post-58092202052324395762007-08-24T16:29:00.000-04:002007-08-24T16:29:00.000-04:00Thanks, Bully! Your blog is a constant source of s...Thanks, Bully! Your blog is a constant source of stimulation and enjoyment for me. Dave-- I think I remember the Ulmer presentation you mention, or at least saw one similar to it, and I agree that the playful/unexpected relations between image and text are often something to shoot for-- I think, to play a bit more with the "swing" term I mention at the end, that that's where the rhythm and melodic improvisation of our thoughts (to torture my analogy further) really lies. And you're right, if I'm understanding your implied point correctly, that such a play is slightly different than what we sometimes get in mainstream comics like spider-man (although I think it's possible-- I love the spaciousness of the bendis-bagley spider-man panels precisely because they don't explain everything for you, and I'm also thinking of the art work in Transmetropolitan, or Luke McDonnell's offbeat, superhero-meets-harvey pekar cityscapes in mid-80s Iron Man, where the margins are sometimes as interesting as the center of the panel).Brian Doanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903729233401672600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883634507539657866.post-42579046705513170032007-08-24T07:50:00.000-04:002007-08-24T07:50:00.000-04:00Very interesting post, and also an interesting pro...Very interesting post, and also an interesting provocation regarding academic papers. It strikes me that, in the latter, particularly with academic presentations, the images on screen might not be in _exact_ conjunction with the talk. I saw Gregory Ulmer give a fantastic presentation a few years ago in which a documentary played behind him. While the doc. certainly had to do with the main subject of his talk, it also allowed for several unexpected juxtapositions/moments of contact between the presentation and the visuals (in much the same way as blog images, sometimes, have both intended and unintended points of contact with the text).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883634507539657866.post-37619772050424776372007-08-23T17:24:00.000-04:002007-08-23T17:24:00.000-04:00A fantastic post and a thought-provoking analysis ...A fantastic post and a thought-provoking analysis that explores some of the things I think about it a lot...great work!<BR/><BR/>I must admit had I know how much discussion it would spark I might have colored my initial post a little more towards the casual; my intent was simply "Hey, look at how wordy this Marvel Comic is! Can you believe that?" It wasn't meant to be a political discussion but I always like getting into talking about perceived value, so I couldn't resist in the comments and...well, like Topsy, it grew and grew.<BR/><BR/>And I thank you, because you absolutely sum up what I was trying to say but really didn't come out and mention when you write <B>"Neither approach is "bad."</B> Really, BMB fans, stop sending me the hate mail. I loves me the USM.Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.com