Doodle Fiction, Manga, and Graphic Novels
citing their similarities and differences
November 23, 2020
Sofia Czarina C. Catabay
11-Archimedes
Being in the 21st Century Literature genres, Doodle fiction, Manga and Graphic novels has their own distinct characteristics. But they also have their common points.
Doodle Fiction
Doodle fictions are literary presentations where the author incorporates doodle writing, drawing, and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font to enhance the story, or to add humorous effects. Doodling engages the brain's “executive resources” - processes that help us plan, multi-task, and concentrate. It also acts as a mediator between the spectrum of thinking too much or thinking too little and helps focus on the current situation. A great example of this is the famous book The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. I personally loved these series of books as a kid because the drawings are really entertaining and engages me too read the book! My favorite edition of it is The Dog Days.
Manga
Manga is an umbrella term for a wide variety of comic books and graphic novels originally produced and published in Japan. Unlike American comic books, which are usually printed in full color, Japanese manga is almost always black and white. Full-color prints are often only used for special releases. Japanese manga is read right-to-left rather than left-to-right, which is the norm for English language publications. One of the most read manga is Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata, and Nisio Isin. My friend recommended me to read this, but I personally don't have interest in reading mangas. But still, i find the works amazing because of the drawings.
Graphic Novels
A graphic novel is a type of text combining words and images—essentially a comic, although the term most commonly refers to a complete story presented as a book rather than a periodical. These novels can be employed extensively, encompassing non-fiction to fiction, from short to long stories. An example of this is the Archie Comics by John Goldwater and illustrator, Bob Montana. I don't really read graphic novels but I usually see them on internet and many seems to enjoy their funny stories and entertaining drawings.
SIMILARITIES
All of these genres incorporate drawings, illustrations, or graphics in telling a story. This is just a basic definition of each of the genre. Doodle Fictions use doodles for a more humorous and/or engaging effect, while both of the Manga and Graphic Novels use a comic book style. All of these styles, to be even more obvious, contain pictures that engage viewers effectively. These are all from the 21st Century. Each genre couldn't come into being without the assistance of a computer or through digital mechanisms.
THEIR DIFFERENCES
IN TERMS OF ELEMENTS
Although they have their many respective elemental similarities, their most common elemental difference is in art style and narration. Doodle fictions use handwritten elements to write its text and drawing. Manga uses a very specific Japanese art style to draw the graphics, also they are read from right to left. Elements in Manga always pertain, exclusively, to the Japanese. These Japanese elements include culture, the people, environment, behavior, and the likes. Whereas, the Doodle Fictions and Graphic Novels can be from any country. Lastly, Graphic novels use a very Americanized art style in drawing the comic and must be read from left to right.
IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE
Structural differences in Manga and Graphic Novels are very little since both are in comic book style. Both of which have panels to separate a scene from another scene. In terms of text, they vary their language and structure in the formality of the pieces. The most obvious difference in structure is in contrast to Doodle Fictions. Doodle Fictions follow a novel or storybook type of narration, unlike the Manga and Graphic Novels. Doodle fictions show both text and pictures in a way like articles are written, while, the comic book styles don't.
REFERENCES
Budiongan, "Doodle Fiction Report". July 19, 2018. retrieved from Prezi.com
Lombardi, "What can Literature Teach Us?". January 31, 2020. retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-literature-740531#:~:text=Literature%20is%20a%20term%20used,instances%2C%20journalism%2C%20and%20song.
Manojoson, "Graphic Novel, Manga, and Doodle Fiction: Similarities and Differences". October 12, 2020.
Murray, "Graphic Novel". 2020. retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/art/graphic-novel/The-first-graphic-novels
Pagan, "A Beginner's Guide to Manga". Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). December 27, 2018.
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