Author Archive

Review: Linguistics and the Study of Comics

Review: Linguistics and the Study of Comics

Jesse Prevoo reviews Linguistics and the Study of Comics, edited by Frank Bramlett. (New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).

The Carew Murder Case – Focalisation in comics

The Carew Murder Case – Focalisation in comics

In this article Jesse Prevoo discuses focalisation in the murder of Sir Danvers Carew, a pivotal moment in John K. Snyder’s Classics Illustrated version of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Deadenders: Comics as Virtual Text

Deadenders: Comics as Virtual Text

Jesse Prevoo examines Ed Brubaker and Warren Pleece’s “Deadenders: Stealing the Sun” following the concept of reading as signification as explored by narratology, reception theory and Scott McCloud.