Week 10: Manga and the Japanese Comics

For this week I read "Yaoi Too Close for Love." The expressions of the characters were the main things that caught my eye while reading this comic. It is interesting because they show just how full of emotion a character can be by changing the expression in every panel. However, they also show just how little a character shows his emotion by doing just the opposite; showing no emotional change at all. This is a comic that is outside of my normal readings but I don't mind giving it some more chances. While I do enjoy the style of other comics a bit more, this style could be something I could get used to.

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