WORD & IMAGE

Brian Fries, author and comic book artist, wrote and drew the book "Mom's Cancer", his and his family's experience dealing with his mother's cancer. The University of California, Davis had the privilege to have Mr. Fries come to the Design 001 class and give a lecture on his book, his experience with his mother and with main points to how he became to be, a comic book writer. The picture above gives an example of "Mom's Cancer", portraying Brian Fries' mother in agony. Although the picture could speak for itself, Fries decided to include words, explaining most of the items that are found next to his mother.
Word and image come together in this picture, where the image shows the agony that the mother is going through and we, as an audience, perceive with our eyes the atmosphere and the items that are found close to his mother. The words that link with the image are extremely helpful, not only to know what he images are but to know the meaning behind such objects. Fries knew that the image was not the only thing that would hook his readers but that he would need to draw them in more by explaining such things like the medicine that his mother was taking. Telling his readers these details about the image evoke emotions towards his mother and him for the hardships of cancer. Altogether, Brian Fries makes sure that image and word come together

in his comic book to express in detail what this journey of a cancer battle, provoking his readers to take part of his experience and to visually take a glimpse in what might be a life burden.

dG

http://www.momscancer.com/