I don't like going into a project without the confidence that I know what I need to know, at least at the most basic level, to complete it well. In my endeavor to create an idea for and complete a script for a graphic narrative, I have been trying to familiarize myself with them.
I have been looking at them, watching films made from them. I am pleasantly surprised by what I am finding; poetry to be exact.
In all of the quirks of comics, the last thing I expected to find was poetry, but its everywhere. Don't let the manner its delivered fool you. The connection between the images and the story works to not only tell the story, but show the emotion of the story. But neither would work as well without the incredible dialogue.
It's short, to the point, and so often brings images of 1930's black and white with a shadowed detective sitting behind his desk in a cloud of smoke. There is rhythm and even at times rhyme.
It is difficult to deliver a truly developed story within such tight restraints. In general, however, it is done quite well. You get intrigue, history, suspense, action in a very direct and artful manner.Yes, I feel comfortable in saying that graphic narratives are definitely poetic.
I look forward to the challenge of creating as dynamic a piece as those I have encountered so far.
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