M ATT B A U R L EJUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA

ABSTRACT

• In Gotham, Wonder Woman teams up with Batman take out Steel Fang. The two share flirtatious remarks while fighting, and talk about a kiss they shared about a year ago. Later, at the Watchtower, Wonder Woman sneaks into Martian Manhunter’s Transconscience Articulator to see if Bruce Wayne is the right man for her. The rest is a flash of different scenarios that put Wonder Woman again the Joker, with Bruce as a old man talking about being in love, and fighting some more bad men. She wakes up from the machine to have none other than Bruce Wayne at her side.

THEME/FOCUS

• The theme/focus of the comic is going into Wonder Woman’s head and getting more of a background

Picture Specific combinations give the word

half the panel so they are half of

the focus

This is Picture specific because it’s a transition

between dreams and having a picture with

action words is a beautiful idea

Aspect to Aspect shows action through panels without

words

This full page spread shows a Wonder Woman battle

sequence without words, but you still

understand the action

Face expressions show exactly

how the character is

feeling.

Wonder Woman is showing Joy in

this panel. Laughing at the conversation.

Action to Action uses words and

action to get from panel to

panel.

Here Batman is fighting and talking about the fight as we go from

panel to panel.

Establishing shots set the

scene for where the

characters are.

In this shot is Martian

Manhunter’s machine that

Wonder Woman goes in to see the

future.

Depth in the frame gives the feel for

how large the scene really

is.

The depth in this shot on

themiscrya shows how

massive and how high in the clouds

they are.

The costume is the key to recognizing

who the character is.

This frame gives a beautiful view

of Wonder Woman’s

costume and now we know exactly what to look for when we see her

Eyes mean a lot to a character. The

goal of the eyes is to know who a

character is without seeing

anything but the eyes.

In this panel, you can see the Joker’s face, but his eyes

are telling the story of how psychotic

he is with that stare.

Word-Specific: when the words tell

what is happening in

the frame

The yellow text in this frame is

telling the reader exactly what is

happening in the frame.

Moment to moment: showing a

short amount of action in a lot of frames.

In the series of frames, Wonder Woman is

going into a deep sleep machine. Each frame gets closer and closer to her, showing each

moment.

Loudness is portrayed in comics with BIG FONT

Big font for a big entrance by the joker

in this frame.

The grid system is the base for how

to draw a scene.

The left side of this picture makes

this a one point grid. Making the eye travel to the

back of the frame.

Exaggerated poses are

everything in comics.

The Joker’s face on the left and the

loudness of the font makes this very

exaggerated

When the picture and

words tell the same story, duo-specific.

Wonder Woman is talking about

Batman as the action is being done through

drawing

Body language shows the characters expression

without the face and talking

The body language shown here shows that Batman and

Wonder Woman are showing affection towards eachother

Graphic contrast helps

with the aesthetic of the comic

The contrast of dark to light makes

the panel more intense and makes

you feel for Wonder Woman

Scene to scene is a transition

method and crunches time

These 2 pages are different scenes put back to back showing a reality

to a dream sequence

Subject to subject is an

efficient way of transitioning

through conversations

This full page spread is a big

action sequence, bouncing from

subject to subject with conversation

and action

CONCLUSION

• This project I explored JLA #90 and how it expressed the content in McCloud’s Making Comics. With an look into each concept, and how it appears in an actual printed comic book, it is easy to learn about how comics are made and the thought process behind them.

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