Comments on: The Sequential Works of William Hogarth

By: STWALLSKULL » HEY! KIDS! COMICS! : Chick’s First Bite, Arctic Explorer Comics, King Kong in Mad Magazine : October 15th, 2008

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:52:53 +0000

[...] The Sequential Works of William Hogarth from Comics Should Be Good! [...]

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:08:38 +0000

A higher resolution shot WOULD be better, actually. I sized these down so that they would fit, but you can still see, if you REALLY close, that she has a black circle on her cheek, which was a sign of venereal disease. Here's a high resolution scan where it is clear.

By: Eldric IV

Eldric IV — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:52:13 +0000

What is it about the little girl in the last panel that shows she inherited her father's venereal disease? Is there a higher resolution image I am not finding?

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:41:05 +0000

In the first panel theyâ€™re suggesting going to the ball, in the next panel, theyâ€™ve gone from the ball to a motel room.

Itâ€™s sequential storytelling.

Now once weâ€™ve established that is is sequential storytelling, the panel leaps out for aspects of the individual piece that arenâ€™t necessarily sequential storytelling, but the piece as a whole is a striking piece of sequential storytelling.

Um...yeah, hence why I clarified and said "I do consider Hogarthâ€™s â€œMarriage A La Modeâ€ to be sequential storytelling and a great early example of itâ€“ my quibble is with Brian praising a single panel/piece of art of it for its sequential storytelling when he clearly means the story that is being told within that one picture."

By: R. J. Sterling

R. J. Sterling — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:13:49 +0000

Great piece, Mr. Cronin, but it should be "COULDN'T care less", not "could care less". If he "could care less", that means he DOES care, not that he doesn't.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:58:35 +0000

In the first panel they're suggesting going to the ball, in the next panel, they've gone from the ball to a motel room.

It's sequential storytelling.

Now once we've established that is is sequential storytelling, the panel leaps out for aspects of the individual piece that aren't necessarily sequential storytelling, but the piece as a whole is a striking piece of sequential storytelling.

By: Anthony Strand

Anthony Strand — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:59:13 +0000

The little girl in that last picture is horrifying tragic.

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:38:24 +0000

Just to be clear, because I thought I wasn't the first time, I do consider Hogarth's "Marriage A La Mode" to be sequential storytelling and a great early example of it-- my quibble is with Brian praising a single panel/piece of art of it for its sequential storytelling when he clearly means the story that is being told within that one picture.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Oct. 9, 2008: Chum for the sharks

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:37:46 +0000

[...] Brian Cronin presents a gallery of sequential work by 18th century illustrator William Hogarth. (Above: the [...]

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:01:06 +0000

In a striking piece of sequential storytelling,

It's not sequential storytelling. It's pictorial storytelling, and it's a masterpiece, but for it to be sequential there needs to be at least two or more images to tell the story, as it's a sequence!

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:41:54 +0000

You sure know how to tell an interesting narrative, don't you?

Enjoyed the Sarah and Tom storyline.