TERM PAPER OPTION #3: In a 10-page (double-spaced) paper, discuss the work of a single artist working after 1966 who revised established traditions of comic book art and narrative. Drawing on evidence from AT LEAST two (2) different issues, you will examine how the work of that artist (and their collaborators) revised either the genre of SUPERHEROES, HORROR, HUMOR, FUNNY ANIMALS, WAR, ROMANCE, or CRIME COMICS.
In this paper, you can use your chosen artist to discuss ONE or MORE of the following ideas:
– How their art MAINTAINS or UPSETS the standards for its given genre.
– How the narratives and/or themes in their work MAINTAINS or UPSETS the standards for its given genre.
– How their work RESPONDS to INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES and changes in the business of comic books.
– How your chosen artist responds to ideas and problems of social context and history in their work.
