A aga de Aiyra: a linguagem dos quadrinhos como ferramenta de narrativa visual

Abstract

The project aims to investigate how the visual elements that make up comic book production (panels, gutters, typography, technologies, etc.) can provide this medium with unique and innovative forms of storytelling. Through an original practical repertoire, it seeks to demonstrate the specific features that define the distinctiveness of comic book creation. The research is based on the historical development of this language’s identity. Additionally, it outlines an overview of its formation and conducts a bibliographic review of the aspects that consolidate the formulation of this expressive form, drawing from authors such as Daniele Barbieri, Thierry Groensteen, Roger Sabin, Will Eisner, among others. Accompanying the text is an original comic titled Oasis: The Saga of Aiyra, in which many of the elements studied throughout this research were taken into consideration in its creation. As a result, the study concludes that comics, in many respects, constitute an interdisciplinary medium whose possibilities and limitations as an artistic practice encourage the pursuit of unique storytelling approaches.