Comics

Reading Alan Moore: Storyteller

Approach a comics biography with a question about narrative craft. Use the account of a creator's work to return to the finished page and examine the choices visible there.

Choose a short passage

A few panels give enough material to compare writing, drawing, and pacing. Mark changes of viewpoint and the information supplied between images.

Connect account and example

Look for the difference between a statement about a working method and the evidence in a completed sequence. They may illuminate one another without being identical.

Keep the reading open

Write a question that another page could answer differently. A biography becomes a starting point for looking rather than a final explanation of every creative decision.