This week, I read the Adventures of Tintin, Tintin in Tibet, as well as some EC comics, such as Two-Fisted Tales. Tintin in Tibet, made in 1960, follows the story of Tintin looking for his friend in Tibet. It is a 68 page story that follows a story structure that we are familiar with that has a beginning, middle, and end. It is adventurous and spontaneous, and has many interesting characters. Tintin is a strong-headed teenager who does not fear any adventure. About 1/3 of the panel is made up of the text. The panels vary in different sizes, although each page always has 4 rows of panels. My favorite part of this comic was following the different countries and locations that Tintin travels to, such as India, Nepal, Geneva etc. Seeing these locations that I would hope to go to myself some day. EC comics, on the other hand contain darker themes, and are intended for a mature audience. For example, the Two-Fisted Tales issue I read (Vol.1 No....
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