History of Comics
Which comic strip is often called the first comic?
The Yellow Kid
How does Will Eisner define comics?
Sequential Art
What type of transition requires the least closure?
a) Moment-to-Moment
b) Action-to-Action
c) Subject-to-Subject
d) Scene-to-Scene
e) Aspect-to-Aspect
f) Non-Sequitur
a) Moment-to-Moment
What is Mrs. Wetlaufer's favorite TV show?
Star Trek
What is something that many people believe to be like comics, but is actually closer to an alphabet?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
What is the term for observing the parts of something but perceiving the whole?
Closure
Which type of scene transition requires deductive reasoning and transport us across significant time and space?
a) Moment-to-Moment
b) Action-to-Action
c) Subject-to-Subject
d) Scene-to-Scene
e) Aspect-to-Aspect
f) Non-Sequitur
d) Scene-to-Scene
Where did Mrs. Wetlaufer live before moving to Washington state?
a) South Carolina
b) North Carolina
c) Massachusetts
d) Maine
d) Maine
Which of these does McCloud discuss as the first possible comic?
a) Pre-Columbian screen painting
b) Egyptian painting of Menna the Scribe
c) The Bayeux Tapestry
d) Superman
a) Pre-Columbian screen painting
What is the name for the space between panels?
The Gutter
Which type of scene transition has no relationship between panels?
a) Moment-to-Moment
b) Action-to-Action
c) Subject-to-Subject
d) Scene-to-Scene
e) Aspect-to-Aspect
f) Non-Sequitur
f) Non-Sequitur
a) Furman University
b) UW
c) Fordham University
d) Gonzaga
a) Furman University
What invention led to greater distribution and evolution of comics?
The printing press
What is the difference between medium and genre?
Medium - the method of storytelling (film, novel, comic, etc.)
Genre - the type of story being told (drama, tragedy, superhero, etc.)
Which type of scene transition drifts across a scene to look at the different parts of a place, idea, or mood?
a) Moment-to-Moment
b) Action-to-Action
c) Subject-to-Subject
d) Scene-to-Scene
e) Aspect-to-Aspect
f) Non-Sequitur
e) Aspect-to-Aspect
Which subject has Mrs. Wetlaufer NOT taught in school?
a) Math
b) Social Studies
c) Photoshop
d) Rock-climbing
b) Social Studies
Which of these men is NOT one of the authors McCloud discusses as proto-comic artists?
a) William Hogarth
b) Will Eisner
c) Lynd Ward
d0 Max Ernst
b) Will Eisner
How does Scott McCloud define comics?
Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence
Which type of scene transition stays in one scene or idea but requires reader involvement and closure to make sense?
a) Moment-to-Moment
b) Action-to-Action
c) Subject-to-Subject
d) Scene-to-Scene
e) Aspect-to-Aspect
f) Non-Sequitur
c) Subject-to-Subject
What is the name of Mrs. Wetlaufer's dog?
a) Sofia Loren
b) Marlon Brando
c) Herbert Hoover
d) Humphrey Bogart
d) Humphrey Bogart