Graphic Story Precedents

Asterios Polyp

Kristina Osborn

David Mazzucchelli uses color and line type to distinguish between the inner worlds of men and women in his graphic novel. These colors and lines are blurred and sharpened as the characters go through different phases in their lives. 

Calvin & Hobbes comic strip

Kristina Osborn

In Calvin & Hobbes, Bill Waterston used cel size, color, and proportion to distinguish between Calvin's real and imaginary worlds.