Nolan Peck - Addressing the Comic Language

The art of comic illustration stems from a desire to combine the visual narrative with a plot containing minimal but precise dialogue. Rather then having one’s comprehension and imagination completely formulates the story’s elements; comics provide a visually engaging hierarchy that defines the paragraphs, stanzas, and syntax of the written saga. 


Through my experiments I will explore the dynamisms of comic language and come to my own conclusions on how to improve the genre, further separating it from the literary structure of its past, and allow it to morph upon a language more visually based. My hierarchies will not follow the traditions of classic literature; they will follow the movement of the eye in reaction to colors, dimensions, and the reader’s response. This new language uses visual structures similar to those used in design and fine art, and I will attempt to construct and understand a new approach to reading visual forms. 


In short, the question I will aim to answer is: How does the hierarchy of imagery and dialogue interact within the comic narrative, and is it possible to expand upon this hierarchy, while maintaining as little of the necessary literary structure, by creating a more in-depth visual language that can be utilized outside of the comic form?