tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post7434459908361734357..comments2024-01-20T12:06:29.979-06:00Comments on Fencing Bear at Prayer: Bear's Theory of Comics*Fencing Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825525662123382529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-90046088486995601342017-03-01T20:16:31.346-06:002017-03-01T20:16:31.346-06:00Of course! I have even used it in a class on books...Of course! I have even used it in a class on books of prayer.Fencing Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825525662123382529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-68025036044552064412017-03-01T19:57:51.491-06:002017-03-01T19:57:51.491-06:00Have you read Understanding Comics by Scott McClou...Have you read <i>Understanding Comics</i> by Scott McCloud? As far as I'm concerned, it is *the* book on comics. Karen van Hoekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004215390305691685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-84466368481247307852011-11-26T08:10:10.738-06:002011-11-26T08:10:10.738-06:00Perhaps "hybrid" was the wrong word. It...Perhaps "hybrid" was the wrong word. It is difficult finding good analogues for divine mysteries.Fencing Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825525662123382529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-91327239807045221092011-11-26T02:33:55.294-06:002011-11-26T02:33:55.294-06:00Some nice points. On #1, I agree that Comics are ...Some nice points. On #1, I agree that Comics are "... a hybrid of text and image". But that's precisely why (in orthodox, mainstream Christian theology) they aren't an analogue of the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Trinity.<br /><br />The Word was fully God and also took a fully human nature, two natures in one person rather than one person with a hybrid nature.Felixhttp://platonicmonkey.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-45217245222997456972011-06-20T10:33:01.829-05:002011-06-20T10:33:01.829-05:00Whoa.
This is a fascinating take on a medium that...Whoa. <br />This is a fascinating take on a medium that has fascinated and beckoned to me throughout my life, and which seems to open up so many possibilities for someone like me who is just trying to find her own literary voice and artistic style. Thank you for once again blowing my mind and giving me something to chew on. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-75799207312289232842009-06-16T23:20:40.187-05:002009-06-16T23:20:40.187-05:00Japan did not really develop the concept of the an...Japan did not really develop the concept of the anthropomorphic deity (though it did just fine with the deified man), so the archetypal struggle between good and evil that is the focus of western religions is not played out in its religions. Accordingly, the need for heroes, unsatisfied in the temple, is fulfilled on the page.<br /><br />The Japanese use of an iconic character set (the kanji) in their most important writings probably also contributes. Text written in kanji is halfway to being a comic book already. If I'm right, there, the Chinese should be big comic fans, too (haven't a clue whether that's true).lostingothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420359609061579004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-84114222137551525182009-06-13T23:45:15.349-05:002009-06-13T23:45:15.349-05:00Certainly, but you should also have a look at Davi...Certainly, but you should also have a look at David Carrier's <i>The Aesthetics of Comics</i>. Although he does not make the theological point that I do, I am drawing on his argument about the way speech balloons work.Fencing Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825525662123382529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824802900660124636.post-9861250056273687252009-06-13T22:15:40.104-05:002009-06-13T22:15:40.104-05:00Wow, I like #4 particularly. With your permission ...Wow, I like #4 particularly. With your permission [and giving you credit of course] I'll have to make it a sermon illustration someday :)Wesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539981267668041468noreply@blogger.com