This slideshow gives examples from McClouds book "Making Comics" and also Superman and how he incorporates his theories and ideas into comics.

2. ABSTRACT
In the comic issue Superman by Jurgens, Krause, and Williams Pete Ross is
involved in a conflict. The Sons of Liberty are a group of men including a judge in
the city who is involved in trying to take down Major Holcraft. Pete Ross finds
himself involved within the group. While in court a man from Sons of Liberty who
is sitting next to Pete Ross pulls out a gun and shoots Major Holcraft and escapes
without anyone seeing. After he escapes the only one left around the area is Pete
Ross who they assume was the shooter. Meanwhile Pete Ross means absolutely
no harm to anyone and simply doesn’t agree with any of the Sons of Liberty’s
goals and morals. After the shooting Superman rushes Major Holcraft to the
hospital before it becomes too late. Afterwards Superman comes in hearing
stories from witnesses on both sides trying to understand the true story behind
what happened. The main conflict of this comic is that Pete Ross was involved in
is being accused of killing a man even though he means absolutely no harm to
anyone.

3. BODY LANGUAGE
On the left superman looks very
powerful and in charge due to
the angle of his stature being
portrayed. Since it’s a slight
angle where he's looking down
upon someone it shows he is in
power
Shown above is a direct
representation of different
body postures portraying
how the character may
feel during a certain point
within the story

4. ANGLE PERSPECTIVE
On the left we have an example
of angle perspective. Due to a
lower angle reflecting upwards
it shows the true meaning
behind the story. The man is
struggling to hang on to the
helicopter which is visualized
highly by the angle of the
design
Above we have McClouds
description of perspective and
how important it is to comics.
In superman the story is
extremely emphasized through
multiple perspectives

5. DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS
To the left we have McClouds
description of dimensions. Having
multiple dimensions to a picture
helps the audience interpret the
meaning due to greater detail
Below we have an example of
a different dimension
because this is a longer
frame in the comic
extenuating the distance
superman is going. This also
provides the reader with a
sense of 3-D imagination

6. EXAGGERATED EXPRESSION
Above is a prime example of an
exaggerated pose/expression.
Although you cannot see his entire
body in this frame you can still
grasp his emotion (fear) from great
detail
On the left we have
McClouds illustration of an
exaggerated pose and
expression. In superman
many facial expressions
answer questions from the
readers on how certain
characters react to
different situations

7. FACIAL EXPRESSION
Above we have a sequence of
emotions that all lead up to a lasting
impression which is expressed at the
end. Here we have terror which we
see a lot throughout superman
Above is a great example of
terror. Simply given the mans
horrifying look, you can already
depict the feeling and the
situation that is occurring within
the story

8. FACIAL EXPRESSION DISGUST
Here we have another sequence showing disgust
mixed with surprise which in turn gives us a
surprising and nasty look at the same time.
McCloud stresses all throughout his story how
important facial expressions are for the readers
to depict the mood of the story.
Above we have a
perfect representation
of superman with the
same exact facial
expression caused by
disgust and surprise

9. INTENSITY
On the left we have
McClouds representation of
how exaggerated intensity
is. In comics it is essentially
to fully exaggerate intensity
so it heightens the readers
thoughts towards the scene
Shown below the man
has gotten shot however
since we see the bullet
entering the man plus
his facial expression the
intensity is heightened
due to great detail

10. INTERDEPENDENT
Above we have an example of
McClouds interdependent
method which words and
pictures combined to convey an
overall idea but neither would
alone
To the right we have
a section where
superman is trying to
save Pete in jail and
the words and
pictures explain that
idea. They also need
each other in this
series which is where
the interdependent
method plays in

11. MONTAGE
Next McCloud explains the idea
of a montage where words and
pictures are combined
pictorially. There aren't many
throughout this comic however I
found one
To the right we have
superman and Pete.
Superman is exaggerating
to Pete that he must get
him out of jail which is
expressed through words
and the picture

12. PANEL EXPANSION
Above we have an example of
superman flying away but we also
have McClouds version of a panel
expansion where the image
“bleeds” off the page
To the right is
McClouds
description of a
panel expansion
which is when the
image “bleeds” off
of the panel without
any edges

13. PICTURE SPECIFIC
Above we have picture specific which is
pictures that provide all you need to
know, while the words accentuate
aspects of the scene being shown. In
superman there are a lot of frames
where McClouds method is expressed Above we have an image of Pete
where clearly the photo shows
him holding someone else's
lock of hair. Without words we
are able to depict the situation

14. REALISTIC DETAIL
To the left is an
example of how to
incorporate a greater
level of realistic detail
by using an up-close
angle
Below shows the superhero from a
higher angle looking down. The detail
comes within his arms and how fast his
movements are from the detail involved

15. SOUND
Above we have an example of
multiple ways to express
feeling, smell, or sound
Below is an image of the man being
shot. We also see from separate text
boxes the sound he makes from the
impact along with the sound of the gun
to express the dramatic scene
happening

16. WORD SPECIFIC
Shown above is McClouds other theory of
being word specific. What this means is the
words in the scene describe what's
happening while the expressions are also
telling the story as well
Below superman is yelling
“gunshots” which we can
clearly see through great
detail of his facial expression
that something horrible is
occurring in this scene

17. CONCLUSION
To conclude in superman many of McClouds
ideas and thoughts on creating a successful
comic is shown throughout. This PowerPoint
goes through each method that is expressed
within the comic superman followed by the
overall theme and conflict expressed throughout
the story as well