Category Archives: Graphic Novel Presentation

As a group, we saw that Thor: The Mighty Avenger has an abundance of rhetorical strategies. We have decided to do the 4 assigned topics, as well as writing style for our 5th member. For our presentation, we have decided everyone will do slides for their topics individually, instead of working collectively on them. However, before weContinue reading “Presentation-Building Reflection”

Video Script Kairos, the lesser known of the rhetorical devices, relates to the perfect timing of something. Throughout the plot of Thor: The Mighty Avenger, the comic authors illustrate kairos symbolically and to enhance the dramatization of certain scenes. When the characters talk about the idea of Thor’s home, a rainbow appears in the spread.Continue reading “Kairos Presentation”

In a novel, one expects words to guide the readers through the plot. However, a graphic novel relies on an author’s choices of visual rhetoric to convey the storyline. With only pictures, each choice can make or break the story. In Thor: The Mighty Avenger, visual rhetoric is effectively used throughout to persuade the audienceContinue reading “Comic Project Introduction”