Wham! Splonk! Crack! Pow! Zooom! Ka-Boom! Pop! Whak! These are the noises we not only hear but see painted on this comic book backdrop. The onomatopoeia is demonstrated in a variety of ways. Clever block letters spell out the words that create the sounds in our mind, all in different colors and fonts. WHAAM! Is surrounded by lightning bolts and is painted in bright yellows to capture our attention. We see a fist emerging from the background over the large white letters spelling out the word POW! POP is situated in front of clouds exploding and popping on the surface of a red background. We see a small black comic book plane headed past the word ZOOOM towards the words KA-BOOM which doesn�t exactly bode well for the passengers on this pretend flight, but gives us a clear idea of what that sound means. Squares and lines separate these words and pictures, dividing the possible stories, or perhaps they are all part of one long story told in this comic book. Within each square or section, there are different colors and patterns. In one section we have a light blue background with darker blue dots filling the space up and down and lines. Another section is a bright yellow that increases in darkness towards the center of the section, eventually appearing to be a deep orange-red, like the sun. Our other two sections are both red, though one is plaid and the other one solid. There are bright red stars surrounding the word SPLONK , and a large black blot under the WHAAM and all in all this backdrop leaves the observer curious about the story behind all these words and images.

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