Leticia Neria PhD thesis - Research@StAndrews:FullText ...

line; a repetition of a movement, such as waving a hand, can be represented with the
repetition of one element several times, one over the other, which would look as though
the character had many hands. Although there are conventions, they are different
according to the artist and their background. 35 Nevertheless, that does not prevent the
reader from learning and understanding them during the reading.
Result
This methodology was combined with the theory of humour in order to determine how
social and political satire was expressed through acts of humour. The context was also
considered, because passages or scenes in the comics and films needed to be linked to
actual historical facts. A list of topics illustrates the most frequently recurring issues,
understanding that they must have been of greatest concern to society at the time.
It is important to mention that there were more comics than films, and the
repetition of topics was more evident in the comics. Therefore it is easier to determine
from the analysis which issues were of greatest concern.
35 McCloud makes a graphical description about kinetic figures but he calls them motion line. He
illustrates different kinds according to the publishing company – such as Marvel – or the place where the
comic is published, such as the US, Europe or Japan. McCloud, Understanding Comics, pp. 109-114.
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