Monday, September 27, 2010
From "Pyongyang" by Buy Delisle
This cartoon was much more interesting than the previously assigned one. The topic was very rare, because so little is known about communist North Korea. The fact that Delisle got to live and work there and then make this piece about his experience is very special. Like he said, now that he has done such, he is probably no longer welcomed there. The details he included in his drawings were very helpful considering the simple nature of his art work. I like how he examined the pictures of the two communist leaders, and pointed out how the frames were larger at the top and smaller at the bottom, emphasizing the faces. And although the topic of this story was very serious, Delisle added just enough satire and humor to make the piece somewhat lighthearted. This comic has swayed my opinion a little towards the positive about graphic literature.
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