Jornada do Herói em quadrinhos: o design de personagem como potencializador narrativo em uma HQ de aventura autoral

Abstract

This essay aims to analyze the main aspects of visual language applied to character design in order to enhance the process of signification and interpretation in the construction of a narrative applied to a comic book project. For this purpose, using the methodology proposed by Pivetta (2018) for the creation of graphic narratives, this research was guided by the objective of exploring the graphic conception of a character in accordance with its narrative propositions, as well as its possible articulations in the language of comics, a medium that appropriates a variety of visual and stylistic resources influential in the reading process. As a design practice, these notions of character design were applied in the creation of an original comic book story, which used the Hero's Journey, a concept proposed by Joseph Campbell, as the main reference for its narrative. These propositions allowed for graphic experimentation in the conception of characters, especially regarding their applicability in the construction of the comic.