First comic:
Eightball - Daniel Clowes
Things of note on this comic:
Older sort of classic comic style, sort of googie in nature.
Comic starts out in a porno theatre, so the comic doesn't shy away from sexual tones and themes.
Main character seems to have a reputation following him, has bad luck with a lot of things.
Doesn't really seem to be entirely based in reality, this comic, due to the other character having the shrimps in his eyes.
Has also a very grpahic style ontop of the old googie style. Feels almost like block-print at some point.
Main character seems like he wants to find something, possibly just the main character in the porno movie he saw.
Also thought there was a funny aspect of the character judging the porno theatre as being full of sickos, even though he's in there.
A good black/white style with grossness and grittyness.
Second comic:
Wimbledon Green - Seth
Things of note on this comic:
Color palette is very sepia-esque, not very super saturated and just sort of neutral tones.
Characters seem to get their own palettes when recounting Green.
Pages are kind of like interviews, specifically when Wimbledon isn't around. It states who the person is that's describing Wimbledon. They also each get their own comic block when talking about Wimbledon.
Noire-esque with this comic as well. Some sort of mystery going on that I'm not really sure about. Lack of clarity is helping focus on the story more.
Maybe some sort of double-twin mystery thing? Dunno.
Third comic:
The Years Have Pants - Eddie Campbell
Things of note on this comic:
Very gesture-al style to this comic. Looks very loose and sketchy.
Another dream-esque area of a comic. Doesn't quite feel super real but it's definitely mostly based in reality.
Very existencial of a comic.
Hand written comic, or at least the font looks like handwriting. Makes it feel more personal.
It's got a blend of styles between ink, screen tones, charcoal, etc.
Unsettling amounts of style on the faces sometimes, probably on purpose.
Comic is based in the 50s, or I assume so because of the style of fashion the characters are wearing, plus the hairstyles. Maybe 70's, because of the cars. Hard to tell.
Based on the main character talking about his life, sort of a null personality, he's just recounting things with his life while talking with another character, while having these other dreamlike qualities put on top of it. Nihilistic.
Another comic that's vaguely sexual in nature.
Fourth comic: Darren Aronofsky and Kent Williams - The Fountain
Things of note on this comic:
Very artistic comic, pages are basically painted with what looks like oils and watercolor. Possibly pastels?
Main character is always rendered out really well while everyone else is gestural and loose.
Based in reality, looks medieval? Might be some fantasy elements to it.
Might be a thing that's based in reincarnation. Starts out as the Spanish conquistador, then goes to 2478 with them in the future, then goes back to 1997, and then even more back and then forward.
When the nebula section returns, it's colorful and painted, but when it's talking about other things in the characters future, it's inked and monotone and not very colorful. Very bleak and flat.
Fifth comic: Brian K. Vaughn - Pride of Baghdad
Very mature subject matter, very gory and brutal.
Very brightly colored despite the subject matter. Colors fight the subject matter a lot.
Very violent, but very hopeful.
A lot of personality given to the different animals.
Phsyical traits on the animals are representative of the personalities.
Very sad comic to read at the end, a very real ending. Based in history but shows a story that we wouldn't experience or know.
More personality is given to the animals than the humans. Shows intelligence in the young ones.
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