2. In this Issue…
The human race and Earth alike is now a thing of the past, and
new humanoid creatures, called the unremembered, take center
stage. This is when we are introduces to AlyXa. AlyXa is
characterized to be intelligent, curious, brave, and has a striking
resemblance to Wonder Woman. AlyXa and her people are living
on an abandoned spacecraft and are trying to fend off other
humanoid characters that also inhabit the craft. In this issue, we
learn that AlyXa has left the unremembered, because she had a
disagreement with her fiancé, and does not care for him in the
same way that he cares for her. She then stumbles on the other
creatures on the ship, and also discovers another female. Curious
she follows the female and discovers that her and the creature
share a special connection to the memory of Wonder Women,
because of their similar personality traits. AlyXa then comes to
the conclusion that herself and the creature are not that different
after all, and both of their kinds are working just to survive.
3. The overall theme in this comic
is character development and
women empowerment
4. AlyXa is the main
character in this story,
and although having her
own personal look she
also shares a lot of the
same characteristics and
the body type as
Wonder Women.
5. This montage shows AlyXa’s
earlier memories, and how she
and her kind live out life.
Having specific gender roles.
McCloud tells his readers that it is
important to create a life
history/inner life for a character.
This is so you can further develop
your story line and also make them
more relatable your readers.
6. In this scene, AlyXa is
discovering her
connection with
Wonder Woman, and is
living her memories.
Here she is shown
preforming the same
expressive traits as
Wonder Woman
would.
7. McCloud tells us that expressions are
a visual form of communication that
no two people have in common.
This picture depicts AlyXa in a
frightened state running away from
the monstrous creatures that also
inhabit the ship that she and her
people are residing on.
8. This scene is one of the last
panels in the comic it shows
AlyXa and the humanoid creature
communicating and
understanding, it shows they
have a great deal of respect for
one another. It is also a dramatic
change from when they both
were frightened from one
another, in the beginning of the
comic.
In Making Comics, McCloud makes
a reference to gestures and
communication, as a form of body
language. Since these two species
have never spoken to each other,
this eye contact and hand gestures
are needed in order to
communicate.
9. McCloud describes body language
in four different categories, three
of which are shown in the picture
on the right: elevation and status,
distance and relationships, and
gestures and communication.
In the photo on the right,
AlyXa is confronting the
leader of the
unremembered and
explaining to her people
that just because the
other humanoids look
different from them does
not mean that they
should be treated any
different. This is also a
dramatic change from in
the beginning of the
comic when AlyXa’s
solution was to run away
from her problems
instead of confronting
them.
10. Used to move the story forward while
changing angles to direct the readers
attention.
AlyXa is watching the female from above
where she is sitting and is amazed at what
is happening down below.
11. Example 8
Also used to further plot and keep the story
at a brisk pace.
This is a battle scene before AlyXa and
the female humanoid broke it up. The
men in this situation only know how to
solve their problems with violence.
12. This subject can determine the tone of a whole
comic. Many artists change the style of
drawing their characters from time to time
depending on what tone the story is taking.
AlyXa in this panel is
giving a speech on
how the humanoids
are no different from
the unremembered.
The artist chose to use
a realistic tone in this
drawing in order to
give her authority. It
also shows how much
she has developed as
a character and finally
has a say in her
society.
13. Works to help compress a
story down to a
manageable length.
These panels contain a time
skip that allow the entirety
of the story to be told in a
single issue.
14. This is another tool used in establishing the shot of a comic.
15. AlyXa is watching
the female
humanoid to see
what she is up to.
She is taking
incentive to
explore and find
out what all this
ship had to offer.
16. AlyXa is focusing on the the
machine that made the other
female lead embody Wonder
Woman, and that will soon
help he develop into the
person that is shown later on
in the story.
These comic
analysis are a little
more detail then
the common comic
book because they
are focused on
communicating
clearly and are very
specific.
17. This technique is used to
compress a lot of
information in a short
comic or to free up future
pictures.
KatXyn is telling the story of how
the unremembered came to be on
this ship that has been passed on
by generation after generation of
leaders before him. He could not
fit all of that information down in
one panel so it was split between
many other wordy panels.
18. The panel can function on its own
without including any text bubbles, or
even graphic devices.
This panel shows the female
humanoid trying to break up the
battle between her species and and
unremembered. As seen by her
costume she also embodies the same
ideals and characteristics.
19. AlyXa is staring at her reflection in an old
astronaut suit, and is astonished at how
her reflection looks upon a smooth
surface. Eluding to the fact that within her
community they do not have a lot of
goods/resources.
Duo-specific word and
picture combos may
seen redundant
(having the same
information stated in
the text as the picture
that was created), but
is in fact an effective
way to ensure your
readers clarity.
20. This is then the image would partly make
sense without the text, and vice versa.
However, when they work together thye
send a stronger image.
On the left, this is when AlyXa’s fiancé is
talking about her, and how she is different
from the other women who “just have
children and deplete our resources.” This is
another example of how sexist AlyXa’s
community truly is.
21. This page is a good foreshadowing
device, because it serves the
purpose to know that the women
are now getting involved and also
that a big fight/altercation is down
the road. It also builds the mood
for the world and the reader.
22. During the explanation of
what actually happened to
Earth and all of its heroes,
this panel is shown with all of
the trademark superheroes.
Without the text bubble or
even without the image, you
would not be able to truly
know what this section of the
comic was about.
23. To Be Continued…
AlyXa did in fact have a special connection with
Wonder Woman, which she shared with the female
humanoid. She also stood up to her fiancé whom
was placing her into a lower demographic just
because she was a female, and saved the lives of
her people and the other females community as
well. AlyXa has changed from just another weak
needy female to someone who can hold her own,
and was worthy enough to live Wonder Woman’s
life if only for a moment.
24. Work Cited
• McCloud, Scott. Making Comics. New York:
Harper, 2006. Print.
• Byrne, CockRum, and Breyfogle. "Legends of
the Dead Earth: Annual 1996 Wonder
Woman." DC Comics. Vol. 5. New York: DC
Comics, 1996. 1-38. Print.
