| Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 日本語文學系碩士班 === 104 === This study analyzes the construction of expressive techniques in Taiwanese and Japanese Modern Comics to explore their similarity and characteristics. Furthermore, to allow the readers to reflect on the future and development of Taiwanese comic industry, and to encourage comic artists to understand the social recognition and the advantage of Taiwanese comics leading to the reevaluation of Taiwanese comic industry as a whole.
The first chapter mainly deals with the history of modern comics from Taiwan and Japan between 1970s to 2000s and through the understanding of their respective histories, the differences on the social recognition and the perceived value of modern comics between the two countries are shown to the readers. Next, through the summarization on the current state of Japanese and Taiwanese comic industry, the readers are given a basic understanding of the societal approval and future prospect of the comic industry. Lastly, the chapter examines the importance and effects of construction and techniques used in comics.
The second chapter is an analysis of Japanese comic expressive techniques such as the use of screentone, the style of the storyboard, the control of pacing, information density and the manipulation of dialogue boxes in order to categorize and statisticize Japanese comic’s style and characteristic. The later half of the chapter uses this data to find the similarity and differences between it and Taiwanese construction of expressive techniques.
The third chapter is an analysis of Taiwanese comic expressive techniques using similar methods as the ones used in chapter two in order to categorize and statisticize Taiwanese comic’s style and characteristic. The later half of the chapter uses this data to find the similarity and differences between it and Japanese construction of expressive techniques.
Through the analysis of the statistics and comparison of the construction of expressive techniques in chapter two and three, very small difference in quality can be discerned between the expressive techniques of Taiwanese and Japanese comics. However, Taiwanese comics still have much rooms for improvement outside the use of these techniques. Finally, this study summarises the possible directions for future developments for the Taiwanese comic industry in order to achieve positive growth.
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