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The Masthead is big and bold which will grab the readers attention. The blue fill and purple/yellow outline makes it suitable for male and female audiences. There is an issue number but no issue title. The issue number is 3351 which proves the comic is extremely popular. There is no title because it would be hard for a writer to come up with 3351 titles for a comic. The plug makes the reader want to open the comic and carry on reading what's inside. The pictures are appropriate for the target audience because little children are attracted to cartoon characters. Also, the names ‘Bananaman’ and ‘Genie’ are quite childish. Also, people might me more attracted to the characters The font is clear and easy to read. Also, the language used, is simple and easy to understand. The yellow writing is bright and stands out which is appealing. The panel shows close-ups of the main character. This makes the reader aware of what the characters personality is like. Personally, I think the target audience for this comic would be any boy or girl from the ages 7-11. I think this because, children in high school aren't likely to read it but children who have just started to read and write would enjoy it. The drawing style used is ‘Manga’, which appeals to the younger generation. It will grab their attention because they can identitfy the style and would want to buy the comic. It’s hard to tell if it’s a boy or a girl, so it represents unisex, The intertextual reference is useful for people who read lots of comics. This is because if you buy ‘The Dandy’, you’ll be introduced to other comics like ‘The Jakpot’ ‘Every Friday’ is in caps lock to highlight the fact that the comic comes out every Friday. This shows the comic is quite popular and lets people know how often the comic comes out.

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The Masthead is big and bold which will grab the readers attention. The blue fill and purple/yellow outline makes it suitable for male and female audiences.

There is an issue number but no issue title. The issue number is 3351 which proves the comic is extremely popular. There is no title because it would be hard for a writer to come up with 3351 titles for a comic.

The plug makes the reader want to open the comic and carry on reading what's inside. The pictures are appropriate for the target audience because little children are attracted to cartoon characters. Also, the names ‘Bananaman’ and ‘Genie’ are quite childish. Also, people might me more attracted to the characters inside the comic rather than the main character on the front.

The font is clear and easy to read. Also, the language used, is simple and easy to understand. The yellow writing is bright and stands out which is appealing.

The panel shows close-ups of the main character. This makes the reader aware of what the characters personality is like.

Personally, I think the target audience for this comic would be any boy or girl from the ages 7-11. I think this because, children in high school aren't likely to read it but children who have just started to read and write would enjoy it.

The drawing style used is ‘Manga’, which appeals to the younger generation. It will grab their attention because they can identitfy the style and would want to buy the comic. It’s hard to tell if it’s a boy or a girl, so it represents unisex, which makes the comic suitable for boys AND girls.

The intertextual reference is useful for people who read lots of comics. This is because if you buy ‘The Dandy’, you’ll be introduced to other comics like ‘The Jakpot’

‘Every Friday’ is in caps lock to highlight the fact that the comic comes out every Friday. This shows the comic is quite popular and lets people know how often the comic comes out.

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The masthead is written in 3D writing which stands out as the text is white and there is a dark blue background which is attractive and eye catching.

The word ‘Amazing’ indicates, Spiderman is a hero, which would appeal to teenage boys.

The colours used are dark red and dark blue. The used of dark colours make it more mysterious. Blue is a masculine colour which is appropriate for the target audience. The connotations of red are danger and fierceness. This shows parts of Spiderman’s personality.

The lightening bolts behind Spiderman shows he can save people in any condition. This makes him seem heroic, and would make teenage boys want to read about him.

I think this comic would be suitable for boys from the ages 7-13. I think this because boys that age, like an adventure and want to seem like a man. They might also like the comic if they’ve seen the film. The boys who read the comic, want to be heroic and impress their female friends.

The company name is written across the top to grab peoples attention and make them aware so they can buy more comics from the same company if they enjoy reading spiderman.

There isn’t much text on the front of this comic which makes the reader more focused on the image.

The full-bleed image hooks the readers attention to spiderman which makes them want to carry on looking inside the comic.

$2.25 is £1.38 in the UK. I think that it’s this price because, the comic is for an older target audience which have more money to spend. The position which Spiderman is in, creates a sense of mystery as he is

crouching down and you don’t know what move he’s going to make next. This makes the target audience want to find out what he’s going to do.

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Similarities and Differences…Both comics have the price and an issue number on the front cover. Its common to

have the price on the front cover as it’s a key bit of information and lets the reader know how much they’re paying for the comic. The issue number allows comic collectors to know what issue they’re reading. The codes like the price, date, issue number etc are key features of any comic.

The differences of both comics are the colours used, as the institutions have to make sure the colours are suitable for the target audiences ie- the darker colours used for the Spiderman comic and the bright colours used for the Dandy. Another difference is the different use of fonts.