Novel Layout

The basic layout of my novel is divided into fourths, rather than thirds. This doesn't seem to effect the readers ability to interpret the novel, as the book itself is square. The top left-hand box of each page titles the event happening in the page. Reading this proves to be very similar to reading a normal book because there is a lot of text in each box, as well as the fact that it reads left to right with only two rows of pictures.

The drawing style of the the novel is in all black and white, contrary to the colorful cover. The drawings themselves seem juvenille, yet make the novel what it is, a story about children at school. There is a great amount of text in comparison to drawings, making the novel seem similar to newspaper comics, in regards to the black and white, but very much a novel because of the abundance of text.

Comic Book Eras

Platinum Age-

The platinum age is the earliest era of comics.  Comics of this era featured little color, although yellow was easy to print and became a centerpiece of many comics such as the Yellow Kid, which was the first known proto-comic-book magazine to be published.  

Golden Age- 

The golden age of comics emerged around the nineteen thirties, and although it was short-lived, gave birth to famous superheroes such as Superman, Wonderwoman, and Batman.  Much content within these comics was influenced by WWII and the fear of atomic bomb.  For example, Atom-man as a villain.  

Silver Age- 

The silver age of comics followed the Golden age of comics and existed from approximately 1956 to 1970. As superhero comics declined, DC responded to a new demand with comics such as Spiderman and Fantastic Four, implementing more science-fiction characters rather than god and magic characters.  Comics of the Silver era are the most sought after comics today.

Bronze Age- 

The bronze age of comics followed the Silver age of comics and existed from approximately 1970 to 1980.  Although the brightly colored  characters of Silver age followed through the Bronze age, darker plot material such as drug-abuse emerged and is sometimes referred to the "modern horror" age.

Modern Age-

The modern age refers to comics from 1980s to present day.  The amount of darkness continually increased through the Modern age with more psychologically complex characters and is also sometimes referred to as the "Dark Age of comic books."