Women comics

There is one comic I read for the week of women comics.  From what we discussed in class, comics created by women address different issues such as relationships.  A film shown in the beginning and middle of class display subjects often neglected by men, simply because most men dont think of in depth feelings or relationships.  The comic I read for this week was "Dairy of a Domanatrix".  The subject matter of the comic is new to me.  The perspective of the life of a domanatrix is something I have never thought of or conceived.  Never the less, the comic is entertaining to say the least.  Panels are filled with multiple tools for a dominatrix, techniques and procedures.  It was full of surprises, just when I thought my mouth couldnt drop lower, it shows the reader how to do a vicectimy.  The character is oddly funny and clever.  A dominatrix that likes her job but sont like the customers.  She never has sex with them, she will just torture them.  Despite her profession, she has a boyfriend and in a stable relationship.  The life that this women lives is foreign yet so close to home.

Comics as Contemporary Literature

I read a couple of comics from this section.  Each selection I read had a distinct style and was modern compared to other comics I have read.  The first comic I read was Bone.  I heard that it was highly recommended if you like fantasy so I decided to give it a try.  It wasnt what I expected when I see the word Bone.  I was thinking more ominous and tense feel, not to say the comic is bad but I was expecting something different.  Besides the initial shock, the story was fun to read and moved more like a storyboard than a comic.  Bone constantly reminded me of a dark Tom and Jerry.  The characters are reminiscent of past characters.  Overall I enjoyed it.  The second comic was love and rockets.  I was initally sucked in because I am a big wrestling fan.  The main character is in the WWW which is clever of the Hernendez Bros.  The relationships each character has to one another is something that kept my interest.  Friends that are away but come back and people staying with other people to be secure....its like a web of friendship and love.  It has a sitcom vibe to it that draws you in and takes you on rollercoaster of love.