There’s life in other systems: the comic character outside narratives

Authors

  • Roberto Elísio
  • João Batista Freitas Cardoso

Keywords:

character, comics, visual language, narrative

Abstract

The present article intends to delineate the main characteristics of comic characters whose main trait unlike that of characters from literature, theatre or cinema, is visuality. Specifically considering their visual aspect, the different styles of drawing, which up to a certain extent relate to artistic styles and narrative genres, were categorized. With this, we intend to show that the drawing of comic characters in other systems is made from models already known to the public.

Author Biographies

  • Roberto Elísio

    Livre docente pelo CJE/ECA-USP
    Professor do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS)

  • João Batista Freitas Cardoso

    Doutor em Comunicação e Semiótica pela PUC-SP

    Professor no Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS)

Published

2016-06-07