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Graphic Literature

From “Baudelaire, the Metaphysical Ostrich”

By Marco Arnaudo & Paolo Di Tonno
Translated from Italian by Jamie Richards
Figure 1: " POETRY MIGHT DIE , BUT POETS ARE IMMORTAL"
Figure 2: ACTUALLY , IT'S " POETS MIGHT DIE , BUT POETRY IS IMMORTAL "

Figure 1: MORON

{ZOT!}
Figure 3: IDEAS , BEAUTY , POETRY ... IT'S ALL FLEETING ...

Figure 3: SO I'VE DECIDED TO CREATE SOMETHING WITH MY OWN HANDS

Figure 3: SOMETHING THAT IN ITS VERY MATERIALITY DEFIES THE PASSAGE OF TIME

Figure 3: SOMETHING USEFUL ...
Figure 3: I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID SOMETHING AS DUMB AS MAKE A WOOL NOOSE

Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)

Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)

Figure 3: NOW I HAVE TO WAIT TILL WINTER TO USE IT ,
Exercises in Style : the story

Figure 3: WHAT TIME IS IT ?

Figure 1: LATE
Exercises in Style : thriller

Figure 3: WHAT TIME IS IT ?

Figure 1: LATE
xercises in Style : melancholy

Figure 3: WHAT TIME IS IT ?

Figure 1: LATE
Exercises in Style : goliardic

Figure 3: WHAT TIME IS IT ?

Figure 1: LATE
Exercises in Style : fairy tale

Figure 3: WHAT TIME IS IT ?

Figure 1: LATE
THIS IS A MANGA ! BEGIN READING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND GO FROM RIGHT TO LEFT

Exercises in Style : manga

Figure 3: WHAT TIME IS IT ?

Figure 1: LATE!
Double - edged words

Figure 4: CAPTIOUS . IF YOU CALL SOMEONE CAPTIOUS , SIMPLY SAYING SO MAKES YOU CAPTIOUS

Figure 2: TRY TO SAY INSTANTANEOUSLY INSTANTANEOUSLY

Figure 3: PHOBOLOGOPHOBIA IS THE PATHOLOGICAL FEAR OF USING THE WORD PHOBOLOGOPHOBIA
(Figure 3 reading):

Writers ' Handbook

Don't overuse the adverb " suddenly " to create tension .

Example : " Suddenly he decided to take a nap ."

Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)
(Figure 3 reading):

Writers ' Handbook

Use appropriate locutionary verbs to accompany dialogue .

Example : " Take a long walk off a short pier ! " she suggested .

Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)
(Figure 3 reading):

Writers ' Handbook

Avoid using ellipses to create suspense .

Example : The morning was so ... cold !

Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)
(Figure 3 reading):

Writers ' Handbook

Expletives : either avoid them entirely , or use them explici tly . Don't substitute them with euphemisms .

Example : " He made a fecal impression . "

Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)
Figure 5 to Figure 1

Figure 5: THE LIVER HAS ITS REASONS WHICH REASON KNOWS NOTHING OF
Figure 5: (blank stare at viewer)
Figure 3: (blank stare at viewer)
Figure 1: (blank stare at viewer)

Figure 2: METEMPSYCHOSIS
Figure 1 to Figure 5

Figure 1: IS THIS A PHENOMENOLOGICAL COMIC ?

Figure 5: I DUNNO

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