Demony towarzyszące - metafory wizualne anorexia nervosa w powieściach graficznych Przepowiednia pancernika i Moja przyjaciółka Nore
Companion Demons - Visual Metaphors of anorexia nervosa in Graphic Novels Przepowiednia pancernika and Moja przyjaciółka Nore

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses contemporary graphic novels and their visualizations of the eating disorder anorexia. Anorexia nervosa, as a disease of civilization, is one of the most prevalent social problems of the 21st century, particularly affecting people during puberty. Awareness of the dangers posed by this disorder manifests itself on many levels, including artistic representations. Artists depicting eating disorders often use metaphors that have a strong emotional impact on the audience. The article analyzes two graphic novels: Przepowiednia pancernika (Zerocalcare) and Moja przyjaciółka Nore (Elisabeth Karin Pavón Rymer-Rythén), which employ demonic figures and their associated traits to raise readers' awareness of the struggle against anorexia. It also examines the new functions of contemporary comics and the communicative potential of this intermedial form.

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