It was quite difficult for me to understand this assignment at first. After reading and reviewing the Layers of Interpretation, I decided to focus on intertextuality: or a visual theme seen in many different texts, or forms. For my magazine cover, I decided to go with the topic of heroes and epic adventures. The voyages of heroes make for compelling and exciting stories that are told over and over again for many years. For example, the mythologies of Roman and Greek heroes like Aeneas and Odysseus have been told for many years. Other classic adventure tales like the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians are popular among readers today. But books and tales are not the only way to encounter adventure. Many video games are based on heroes fighting to save princesses, rescue baby dragons, recover family heir-looms, or simply kill the bad-guy! These are entertaining for gamers because the get to play as the hero who ventures to accomplish his/her goal. The last form of adventure I included in my magazine cover was a comic book series: Scott Pilgrim. It tells the story of an average kid who saves his friend from dangerous situations.
By looking at the theme over different areas of entertainment, I explore the idea of intertextual interpretation of media involving epic adventures and the variety heroes who participate in them.
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