Creativity

Hey guys! I found this cover of a comic book very fascinating. We see two soldiers with their arms linked with Superman. They have this very jolly feeling towards them. If we take a look at their facial expression they are admiring Superman. They are looking at him as a role model with whom they look up to.

We can tell that Superman is the most important person in the drawing because in Molly Bang's book, Picture This, she states, "The center of the page is the most effective "center of attention." It is the point of greatest attraction" (62). So we can see that the artist is using Superman to first reel in their readers. Then they use the soldiers to get them to want to join the army because by just looking at this image and seeing them all happy with Superman it perceives the army as fun tempting their readers to join in the war.

Many people may argue that is it racist that the men in the image aren't diverse but I would have to disagree because although the men are white I do not believe this to be racist because it's not about the color of their skin but rather about what this picture's message is trying to say. As we all know Superman is a very strong and masculine superhero that many people adore and admire. So when this artist portrays Superman with soldiers in the war the artist is just using propaganda in his drawing to promote participation in the war.