In this chapter McCloud talks about how colour effects comics, and the way it has developed in comics. When using only black and white to create expression and meaning in comics, there is much more shapes and forms used and the pictures ‘transcend form’ and they ‘approach language’. When colour is added the artist is able rely less on shapes and forms and more on the universal language of colour to create meaning and his or her view.
An example of the way black and white relies on the use of shapes and forms for its expressiveness is the Sin City comics. The way Frank Miller uses lines and shapes in his work to create shadow and dark characters directly communicates the ideas and themes of the comic.
Comparing this to something like The Legend of Drizzt comics which are vividly coloured shows how colour can be used to create an intoxicating environment of sensations. The colours used in this comic are wide and are used to represent characters and their environment. This creates a dynamic visual effect and is something that using just black and white images cannot achieve.
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