Examine the printed object
Consider format, cover design, paper, and lettering alongside the artwork. These choices frame the audience and reading experience. A page reproduced out of its original setting can lose much of that context.
Ask whose perspective is present
Notice who controls the narrative viewpoint and how characters are given agency. Compare the work's visual conventions with the assumptions brought by the reader, without reducing either to a single judgement.
Keep contextual notes
Distinguish documented publication information from interpretation of an image. Where an edition supplies credits or commentary, record them accurately. Historical discussion is stronger when it avoids invented motives and sensational description.