The Contract with God, a graphic novel, can be seen as a novel or not. The book is longer than an average comic and the characters seemed to be more developed in one book than any other comic I have seen. The subject matter also seems to be different than an average comic, plus it is places in a real place at an actual time, making the novel more grounded. Comics tend to be more action driven also, where as with this the dialogue and story take the lead. Not only are graphic novels much longer than average comics, but they tend to read more like a full story/tale than a short/episode like most comics are. A reader does not wait till next week to see what happens next, instead they are given a full story. Will is more than just a comic artist, but a theorist and innovator.
Stan Lee and Spiderman, he really pioneered the comic book and begins to show people that comics are not just for kids. Creating X-Men, Avengers, the Hulk and more, Stan was creating a universe all ages could enjoy.
Blankets was a very interesting graphic novel. It had heavy themes, that I thought were portrayed well and emphasized by the art style. My favorite part of the work was the art, the reader could literally see the world through the main character's eyes. I loved the personification of the objects and literally being thrown into the imagination of the main character. At the beginning of the novel, when the father makes him sleep in the 'cubby' room, he sees monsters and the fold out bed is a monster's mouth. This art style emphasizes his fears and the viewer can really feel what the main character is feeling. I think that this work would have scared me or disinterested me at a younger age, but now that I know about symbolism and personification, the reader is really submersed into the world of the graphic novel.
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