Serialized Comic Book Storytelling As Modern Myth-Making

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dc.contributorCremins, Robert
dc.contributorBarnes, Michael
dc.contributorCharara, Hayan
dc.contributor.authorBui, Justin
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-04T22:18:33Z
dc.date.available2020-08-04T22:18:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-04
dc.description.abstractThis work sets out to investigate serialized comic book storytelling as a medium through its low-culture historical roots and the unique qualities it possesses. In doing so, it identifies the characteristics integral to the medium like decentralized narrative authority, long-running continuity, and multiformity: all of which help differentiate the serialized comic book from more conventional forms like literature or film. This work also closely analyzes one of the most popular examples of successful serialized comic book storytelling. By using The Amazing Spider-Man, and the body of work surrounding the Spider-Man character as a case study, those same integral characteristics of the format can be verifiably evaluated in a real-world context. Finally, this work compares the serialized comic book to Ancient Greek storytelling through myth and theater. The same multiformity and fluidity that defines comics is key to understanding mythic storytelling. By drawing that comparison, it becomes clear that serialized comic book storytelling, with all of its unique formal characteristics, bears the closest modern resemblance to a new form of mythmaking.
dc.description.departmentEnglish, Department of
dc.description.departmentHonors College
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6962
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSenior Honors Theses
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectCreative writing
dc.subjectEnglish
dc.titleSerialized Comic Book Storytelling As Modern Myth-Making
dc.typeHonors Thesis
dc.type.dcmiText
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.levelBachelors
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Arts

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