Blog 4 (Part 2): The Vocabulary of Comics

In his work "The Vocabulary of Comics", Scott McCloud talks about the idea that images are not what we think they really mean. He also expresses himself not through a traditional essay, but through comics. He basically says that we the reader put ourselves into what we see to in other words fill the gaps. This explains why we see a detailed character in a comic and a basic character in comics as human--because we see human qualities to them. This can also explain why we relate to more basic characters that the detailed ones in that we see the basic ones expressing the raw emotions that the detailed ones try to convey in a more direct manner.

From a philosophical standpoint, we as readers cannot confuse words and symbols with what the actual concept is. For example a wedding ring represents marriage, yet if one throws the ring away, it doesn't neccessarily mean the person throws the marriage away. Words and symbols can confuse people about what the thing it stands for actually means.