Trevor Week two

What does Khordoc think the Asterix series does better than Hergé’s Tintin?

Khordoc (2001) Mentions that Tin Tin often came with the accompaniment of a narrative text in the bottom describing what was going on in at the bottom of each page. This told the reader precisely what was happening in the scene. The use of the text at the boottom of the page according to Khordoc (2001)confused readers 'because the rhythm imposed by this additional text was incompatible with the rhythm of images.' I find this to be true,and a fault as it breaks up the flowing natural rhythm that the pictures have by always having to check down at the bottom of the page to see if you are indeed percieving what is going on in the pictures correctly. By having to do this the natural rhythm of the story is distorted due to the constant back and forthing that is required.
Khordoc(2001) Mentions a more flowing way of narration that can be seen in the Asterix series. The method here used was one entirely of speech bubbles, where the reader had sole charge over the interpretation of the text they were reading without the interference of a narrator or text at the bottom of the page telling the reader what to think. I to believe that the asterix method is better as it leaves the reader with all the options and lets their imagination interpret each scene how ever they want to, making their own voices in their heads for characters within the comics.

Reference

Khordoc, C.(2001). The Comics Book's Soundtrack:Visual Sound-effects in Asterix.In Varnum,R. & Gibbons, C.(Ed). The Language of Comics:word and image,(pp.156-173).