Perspicuous Objects

Acknowledgments

  • Scott Kolbo's art adds a depth to this webtext that I couldn't have achieved on my own, and he was extremely patient with my funny, random requests. (What about a "Heavy Charlie Brown?"; "Here's a link to a kid's Batman mask. What if Heavy Man wore that?"; "Make me a visual non-sequitur.") It's an honor that he agreed to collaborate with me on this project.
  • Lauren Pangborn, as an undergraduate double-major in computer science and art, agreed to take on the initial construction of the "Perspicuous Objects" webtext as a course project. She deserves credit for a lot of the best visual features of the site design, including the parallax scrolling. She and her mentor, Brytton Bjorngaard, gave me a basis to work from and helped me work through coding and design issues I couldn't have solved without them.
  • Bryan Lee O'Malley, Theo Ellsworth, and Nelson Kahikina each generously gave permission for the use of their art in "Perspicuous Objects."
  • Charles Andrews, Hannah Lee Crawford, Amy Evans, Shannon Kelly, Jacob Martin, Danny Parker, John Pell, Kaitlin Schmidt, Nicole Sheets, Doug Sugano, and Alex Wiese all willingly and helpfully provided annotated versions of "Sonic Medicine" (Kolbo, 2013b) for the People Reading 'Sonic Medicine' page.
  • Kiri Evanson, Haley Larson, and Andie Taylor, students of Scott Kolbo at Seattle Pacific University, all contributed images to the Teaching Comics, Teaching Writing section.
  • Sarah Berentson, Sam Cooper, Brittany Kirkpatrick, Maegan McClanahan, Alyssa Olds, Delsey Olds, Kayla Strahm, Kent Ueland, students I taught at Whitworth University, also contributed their work to Teaching Comics, Teaching Writing.
 

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Image Credits & Fair Use Justifications

  • Scott Kolbo made most of the images included in this webtext. Scott's work can also be found online at ScottKolbo.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013, from http://www.ScottKolbo.com
  • Student Images. Kiri Evanson, Haley Larson, and Andie Taylor, students of Scott Kolbo at Seattle Pacific University, all contributed images to the Teaching Comics, Teaching Writing section. Sarah Berentson, Sam Cooper, Brittany Kirkpatrick, Maegan McClanahan, Alyssa Olds, Delsey Olds, Kayla Strahm, Kent Ueland, all students of mine at Whitworth University, also contributed to Teaching Comics, Teaching Writing.
  • Kate Beaton's "Great Gatsbys" strip is from her Hark! A Vagrant webcomic, and she has given general permission for the use of her work in academic contexts. "Great Gatsbys" retrieved August 20, 2013, from http://www.harkavagrant.com/?id=259
  • R. Crumb's 1969 Self Portrait, and the cover of his Genesis. Fair Use Rationale: The copyright for these images is most likely owned by either the publisher of Crumb's Genesis or R. Crumb himself. However, these low resolution (72 pixels/inch) images are unsuitable to use for high-end reproduction. The images are used to illustrate specific points in this academic webtext. The "Self Portrait," in particular, is significant as a representation both of the artist himself and of the artist's distinctive style. As the subject is protected by trademark or copyright, a free use alternative does not exist. Any other uses of these images may be copyright infringement.
  • Theo Ellsworth's drawings from "Norman Eight's Left Arm" are used by express permission of the artist, as is his "First Contact."
  • Nelson Kahikina's untitled painting is used by express permission of the artist. Also, I bought it from him when we were wide-eyed kids back at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana. It's from my personal collection of wonderful things.
  • "Frank Miller's Batman from The Dark Knight Returns," from The Dark Knight Returns, #2 (April 1986); Frank Miller (Penciller), Klaus Janson (Inker), & Lynn Varley (Colourist). Fair Use Rationale: The copyright for this image from the interior of a comic book is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) who produced the comic in question. However. this low resolution (72 pixels/inch) panel from The Dark Knight Returns, #2 is unsuitable to use for high-end reproduction. The image is used to illustrate a specific point in this academic webtext. As the subject is protected by trademark or copyright, a free use alternative does not exist. All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1938-2014 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement.
  • Randall Munroe's XKCD: A Webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math, and Language webcomics appear online under a Creative Commons license. "Fall Foliage" (2009, October 12), Retrieved August 20, 2013, from http://xkcd.com/648/; "Batman" (2012, January 16), Retrieved August 20, 2013, from http://xkcd.com/1004/
  • Bryan Lee O'Malley's drawings from Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe are used by express permission of the artist.
  • "Alex Ross's Batman (Out of Costume) from Kingdom Come," from Kingdom Come, #3 (July 1996); Alex Ross (Penciller, Inker, Colourist). Fair Use Rationale: The copyright for this image from the interior of a comic book is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) who produced the comic in question. However, this low resolution (72 pixels/inch) panel from Kingdom Come, #3 is unsuitable to use for high-end reproduction. The image is used to illustrate a specific point in this academic webtext. As the subject is protected by trademark or copyright, a free use alternative does not exist. All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1938-2014 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement.
  • Charles Schulz's first Peanuts strip, by Charles Schulz (1950, October 2). Fair Use Rationale: The copyright for this image from the interior of a comic book (The Complete Peanuts, Volume 1) is most likely owned by Peanuts Worldwide, LLC. However, this low resolution (72 pixels/inch) scan of the first Peanuts strip is unsuitable to use for high-end reproduction. Its appearance here at a low resolution does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic in any way. The image is used to illustrate a specific point in this academic webtext. The image is significant as the first appearance of a notable comic strip by a notable comics artist. It is the first published Peanuts strip, and the first appearance of the Charlie Brown character. As the subject is protected by trademark or copyright, a free use alternative does not exist. All Peanuts characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1950-2014 Peanuts Worldwide, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement.
  • Images from Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library #19 (2008). Fair Use Rationale: The copyright images from the interior of this comic book (Acme Novelty Library #19) is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or Chris Ware himself. However, these low resolution (72 pixels/inch) scans of pages from the comic is unsuitable to use for high-end reproduction. Its appearance here at a low resolution does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic in any way. The image is used to illustrate specific points in this academic webtext. The image is significant as an illustration of Chris Ware's distinctive style. As the subject is protected by trademark or copyright, a free use alternative does not exist. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement.
  • Winesburg, Ohio Map by Harold Toksvig. The map of the town Winesburg, Ohio, from the first edition of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio was published in 1919 and is therefore in the public domain in the United States.