comic
DESCRIPTION
ComicTRANSCRIPT
Comic
Whatare
comics?
Michael Turner
Carl Barks, Uncle Scrooge
Charles Schulz, Peanuts
Comics are aform
Meister Bertram von Minden,The Grabower Altar, 1375-‐1383
Comics are a formused to tell many kinds
of stories
Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, The Watchmen
Neil Gaiman (et al), Sandman Brian K. Vaughan (et al), Y: the Last Man
Craig Thompson, Blankets
Posy Simmonds, Tamara Drewe
Chester Brown,Louis Riel
Art Spiegelman,Maus
Alison Bechdel, Fun Home
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis
Joe Sacco, Footnotes in Gaza
Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos & Annie Di Donna, Logicomix: an Epic Search for Truth
Carol Lay,The Big Skinny
Making a comic
Main Elements
of a
Comic
The panelThis is the basic unit of a comic book
page, consisting of a single illustration. It's most often contained within a square or rectangular frame,
although circular and irregularly-shaped panels are also possible.
It is the element
what contains the text.
Balloons
Speech Thought
Splash
Speech balloon
Balloon
Panel
Frank Miller, Sin City Daniel Clowes, Ghost World
Splash Balloon
Thought balloon
Quino, Mafalda
The Text-Related Parts of a Comic Book Page:
1.Title. the name of the comic on the front cover. Given the nature of comics, the 3tle is nearly always large, colorful, and especially ornate.
2.Credits. the credits promote the "stars" of the comic: scriptwriter & comic ar3st.
Jim Davies, Gardfield
Bill Wa;erson, Calvin & Hobbes
3.Le/ering. This refers to most of the text in a comic book.
4.Cap5ons. LeBering not in a speech or thought balloon is usually in a cap3on, in a separate frame.
CAPTION
Sonia Pulido
5.Sound Effects. Any wriGng meant to convey a noise or sound is called a sound effect. Sound effects are shaped to suggest the kind of sound – loud or soQ, harsh or mellow.
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Some Original Comic because of its Structure
Frank Miller, Sin city, 1991
Jeffrey Brown, Gato saliendo de una bolsa, 2008
Jiro Taniguchi, The Lonely Gourmet, 2010
Some Original Comic because of its Plot
We´ll see some example of comics in which the author tells stories about his own life to show aspects of his own culture.
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, 2000
Objectives • To recognise the languages that make up static images.
• To use the textual and graphic elements of comics correctly.
Materials needed• Newspapers, magazines, catalogues
• Scissors, stick of glue
• Coloured pencils, felt pens, temperas
Presentation• This task has a high level of difficulty. •••• To make the process easier, students can start with photographs
or images they have found in magazines or newspapers whichallow them to create a story. They can also use the same shapesand modify them to match the narration.
• Remind students that their figures can have different levels oflikeness and that they can geometrise, outline or even maketheir figures and shapes abstract.
• The level of this activity can be adapted to meet the needs ofthe class:
• Students add less graphic and textual elements to the comicstrip: keeping the same appearance for all the frames; limitingshots, text, balloons and kinesthetic elements...
••• Students add more graphic and textual elements to thecomic strip: varying the formal appearance of the frames; usingdifferent balloons, bubbles and frame shots; adding kinestheticelements...
Evaluation criteria Assess the completed activity using the following criteria. Thestudent has:
1. Completed the task creatively.
2. Correctly used the skill and techniques required for their comicstrip.
3. Explained the plot, characters and script in English that is easyto understand.
4. Turned in a finished project that is neat and tidy.
(See Teacher’s Book, Introduction, page 6, Evaluation criteria.)
Moments in art...• Artists such as Roy Lichtenstein in the United States or the
Equipo Crónica in Spain, have used images similar to comicsin their representations. Their work style is, above all, rationaland cold.
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Roy Lichtenstein, Explosion no.1, 1965. Equipo Crónica, Untitled, 1981.
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Plot
The events that make up a story
Characters
ScriptThe document describing the narrative and
dialogue of a comic in detail.
Objectives • To recognise the languages that make up static images.
• To use the textual and graphic elements of comics correctly.
Materials needed• Newspapers, magazines, catalogues
• Scissors, stick of glue
• Coloured pencils, felt pens, temperas
Presentation• This task has a high level of difficulty. •••• To make the process easier, students can start with photographs
or images they have found in magazines or newspapers whichallow them to create a story. They can also use the same shapesand modify them to match the narration.
• Remind students that their figures can have different levels oflikeness and that they can geometrise, outline or even maketheir figures and shapes abstract.
• The level of this activity can be adapted to meet the needs ofthe class:
• Students add less graphic and textual elements to the comicstrip: keeping the same appearance for all the frames; limitingshots, text, balloons and kinesthetic elements...
••• Students add more graphic and textual elements to thecomic strip: varying the formal appearance of the frames; usingdifferent balloons, bubbles and frame shots; adding kinestheticelements...
Evaluation criteria Assess the completed activity using the following criteria. Thestudent has:
1. Completed the task creatively.
2. Correctly used the skill and techniques required for their comicstrip.
3. Explained the plot, characters and script in English that is easyto understand.
4. Turned in a finished project that is neat and tidy.
(See Teacher’s Book, Introduction, page 6, Evaluation criteria.)
Moments in art...• Artists such as Roy Lichtenstein in the United States or the
Equipo Crónica in Spain, have used images similar to comicsin their representations. Their work style is, above all, rationaland cold.
1.7 Making a comic strip
28
Roy Lichtenstein, Explosion no.1, 1965. Equipo Crónica, Untitled, 1981.
GUÍA DIDÁCTICA EPV 3º 8/9/05 14:39 Página 28
