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Bestaan is a sharply observed interaction that really speaks for itself. It continues the
theme of the first story, a theme that runs through all her work, of ordinary social
interactions that become incomprehensible when viewed from outside their framework
of rules.
Rosie is Nuut contains more characters than Van Zyl's previous comics. It is quiet and
contemplative, perhaps because the drawings are very static. The characters are not
cartoons, but closely observed people; thus the frames read as a series of illustrations
rather than diagrams of events, the way cartoons do [McCloud, 1994, p.90-91]. Inclusion
of environments, scenesetting frames, and greater mobility in the characters' actions
lessen this effect somewhat, creating a stronger illusion of reality than in previous comics
[fig 40].
Figure 40 Van Zyl Rosie is Nuut p5 (reduced)
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