I'm inviting you this week to take a look at various artifacts from Jeffrey Brown's portfolio (below). Also, I've asked you to begin reading Funny, Misshapen Body, up to page 64 for Thursday's class. Once you have read these texts, kindly leave a 200-word post (below, the "Comment" button/box) telling us HOW you consider his work.
In your explanation/description of how you respond to and think about his art style and storytelling, begin to use the discourse of comics, language you've learned from Scott McCloud.
*If you find yourself drawn to his art style and/or his stories, you may want to take a look at his other graphic memoir, and who knows, he may be an artist whose work you focus on for your seminar paper. Pay attention to this question with each new author we read: "What about this work is interesting enough to form a burning question to write about for my seminar paper?"
A brief review (and good photos) of Jeffrey Brown's cover and insert art for the Bristol (UK) musician Mewgatz. http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/september/jeffrey-brown-mewgatz
An illuminating interview with Jeffrey Brown about Funny Misshapen Body and his later books (2009). http://www.newsarama.com/2731-jeffrey-brown-reflections-on-a-funny-misshapen-body.html
In the Book Notes series that follows, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published books. In his own words, here is Jeffrey Brown's Book Notes essay for his graphic novel, Funny Misshapen Body:
"Music probably gets less mention than usual in Funny Misshapen Body, at least as far as my books usually go. This book is about high school, college and art school, and the process of becoming an artist, finding that place where everything clicks. I guess my interest in music over the times being written about in the book paralleled that narrative - I didn't end up where I expected to, but I'm happy where I am now. Here's a few bands and songs that would be my soundtrack for those times."
