5/22/2023 0 Comments Black hole by charles burns![]() Examination of the imagery Keith witnesses early on while hallucinating reveals a pattern emerging which continues through Black Hole. ![]() His hallucination serves as a moment of foreshadowing while also working in regards to the comic’s overall depictions of struggles with adolescence, the transformation all of the teenagers undergo following their sexual awakenings, and the obsession with sex including vaginal imagery braided through the comic. One teen named Keith dissects a frog during science class and while doing so experiences a hallucination before blacking out. The story switches between the perspectives of several teenagers in a small town, however, the imagery throughout is consistent from one character to the next. ![]() ![]() The Charles Burns comic Black Hole focuses on aspects concerning the coming of age adolescents face as they move from teenagers towards maturation, and the shared experiences most of them go through such as awkward social situations and sexual discovery. Black Hole: The Grotesque Imagery of Sex and Adolescence ![]()
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