October 01, 2004
serialism?
so im reading 'dark tower 6' right now, with 7 in the mail as of tomorrow probably.
im reading it. ive been reading them as they came out since before the third book. what does this mean though, really?
kurt has just started reading them. comparing notes in some sense has been fun, but he hasn't make it to book 2 yet. and the difference between 2 and 6 is enormous.
but it got me thinking, as usual. as with my comic books, there is something here. something that no longer happens. it happened with serial novels like 'the shadow' (i found, one day, like 200 shadow novels in txt format), with 'star wars' (i have most of the novels from 94-99). it has happened with comics since 1934 (right? im too lazy to check my nerd knowledge that '34 was when action #1 came out. but im 90% sure here).
if king died (in 99 or whenever) and someone else picked it up, would i keep reading? obviously questionable, but at first thought, yes, i would keep reading.
its the story, right? not the author.
think about this for a moment.
just do me the favor. stop reading, close your eyes and really think.
think about stories vs authors vs time.
theres something there and i cant put my finger on it. but its important. it creeps into popular culture from comics to soap operas to books to news.
how do we separate the narrator from the story in our modern life.
gah. theres something here, if i could grasp it.
anyone?
Posted by tripp at October 1, 2004 06:46 PMComments
Thinking about if the comic series is about the author. Thoughts through the day, images of where he has been, things he has seen. One panel, to one page, to one volume and so on. All represented in the serial style that comics do so well.
Posted by: mbolas at October 1, 2004 08:05 PM
then we are right back to my thesis.
but i was stepping a level above - you watch news for the broadcaster. kurt even mentioned tonight how 'everyone misses trebeck's mustache'.
to a lesser extent, look at people, us - all those shitty magazines. that gossip. is that what it all comes down to? some level of gossip?
hm.
but your point is really interesting on a nonfiction point-of-view (if you will).
Posted by: tripp at October 1, 2004 09:01 PM
We are pretty hardwired and trained to understand people and all their nuances. Would be interesting to think about how fans relate to sports, teams and players.
My original comic was just musing about comics that could be largely based on the author - for example an autobiographical comicbook, even if it is not written as such. Of course that lead to thinking about your thesis. . .
Posted by: mbolas at October 1, 2004 11:37 PM
yeah, sports is another really good one on the list.
and ill argue, that given the right ui, my thesis would be comics. without word bubbles of course, but still...it comes back to my thesis it seems.
(and another comment for me!)
Posted by: tripp at October 2, 2004 12:22 AM
I must conceed that I completely agree with the last point you make - another comment for me.
Good night Tripp.
Posted by: mbolas at October 2, 2004 12:45 AM
