The Chronicles of Spillville Fall 2018

The Chronicles of

FALL

SEMESTER

2018

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NO.

Spillville SPILLVILLE

PUBLISHING

1

INCORPORATED

A GRAPHIC VIGNETTE ANTHOLOGY OF STUDENT REFLECTIONS

Letter From the Editor Dear Readers, Thank you for taking the time to check out our graphic anthology! Each of the creators in this publication worked hard to bring you the stories contained in these pages. We certainly hope you enjoy reading each of them and learning a little bit more about the students that we teach each day.

This anthology is a culminating project for our unit on examining and analyzing graphic novels from a critical perspective. In this unit, we read the text Persepolis which is about a girl who grows up during the Iranian Revolution in 1979-1980. This text exemplifies how the comic medium is more than just heroes and villains; this format can make for some of the most engaging and thought-provoking works you could ever read. Additionally, we explored the visual rhetoric used within Persepolis and how the author constructed the simple but impactful images on each page.

Constructing worthwhile and engaging images to tell a story is what brings us to the stories you are about to read. Just as the author of Persepolis used a variety of rhetorical strategies to appeal to the reader, so did students to present their stories to us. These stories range from harrowing ordeals to comedic vignettes and everything in between.

My students’ hope is you will hear their stories, discover some new insights and, ultimately, enjoy seeing another side of comic books. Plus, in the end, it’s just good, nerdy fun.

‘Nuff Said, John Spillman President/CEO Spillville Media Corporation

Table of Contents 01

The Message

06

The Move

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Olivia Barlow

Carah Diehl

Stress in Spillville Cassidy Brinkley

The Marching Black Knight Eimy Ortiz

21

Tummy Troubles Raquel Bradley

28

Disney and Capitalism Cason Daniel

34

The Monster Within Olivia Mabe

39

Grandpa Paige Jones

44

The Road Ahead Lauren Ball

49

Lost in Las...

Jamie Sink

54

Moving Along Jenna Storey

SPILLVILLE FALL 2018

Student Graphic Vignette Projects

"TODAY, COMICS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW FORMS OF MASS COMMUNICATION IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL VOICES STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO BE HEARD" ~SCOTT

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