Discovery Task 5 - Imitation Comic
For the imitation comic, I chose Ziggy! I loved these comics as a kid, even if I didn’t understand them...mostly because I thought Ziggy was adorable. In fact, I think I have a stuffed Ziggy toy in a box in my parent’s attic. I digress.
I chose this comic because Ziggy seemed relatively easy to draw, and because I was fresh off viewing a political recap on the news when I came across this panel. I liked the message, so I went with it (because really...why spend all that cash?!).
I think for Ziggy, the simple lines and easy-to-draw character are what make his messages matter. The function of a simple comic man seems more appropriate than a more ornate drawing because we relate to him and inject our own features into this character. The average person probably does question the excessive amounts of money spent by political candidates, as we’ll never see amounts that high in our whole life. By making simple Ziggy ask the question, it prompts the viewer to side with him and wonder why politicians do something so crazy.
As for taking the comic and making it my own, I found it fairly easy. However, the hand of my Kelsey-Ziggy is pretty shameful. Actually, just ignore it if you can. It’s hideous.
