Comics & The Graphic Novel
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Comics & The Graphic Novel
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What are comics ?
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Comics definition
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Standard of Ur – War 4,500 years ago
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Standard of Ur - Peace
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Comics history – tomb paintings
circa 1300 BCE
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Comics history – Egyptian tomb painting
Akhenaten & Nefertiti awarding gold necklace to Aye, circa 1330 BCE.
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Comics history—Bayeux tapestry (20 inch x 230 feet)
1064. Edward is King of England. He talks to his brother-in-law Harold, who leaves with his companions and hunting dogs. He holds the hawk. He arrives at a church and prays for safe passage and they set sail. Note: sequential art, but there are no panel divisions but rather subject divisions..
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Comics basics American comics are usually
read from left to right, top to bottom.
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Comics basics American comics are read
from left to right, top to bottom.
Pages are often produced using a basic grid.
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Comics basics American comics are usually
read from left to right, top to bottom.
Pages are often produced using a basic grid.
The space between frames is called the gutter.
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Comics basics American comics are
usually read from right to left, top to bottom.
Pages are often produced using a basic grid.
The space between frames if called the gutter.
A panel is usually outlined with a frame.
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Comics basics American comics are
usually read from right to left, top to bottom.
Pages are often produced using a basic grid.
The space between frames if called the gutter.
Panels are usually outlined with a frame.
Dialogue is shown in floating balloons; narration in boxes.
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Principles of the Comics
PanelThe single image that is usually laid out within borders is known as a panel. These panels would be similar to individual frames of film.
Panel framesThe border or edges of a panel, when drawn, are called frames. These are normally rectangular in shape, but this shape can be altered to convey information to the reader.
BleedFull bleed is usually used on a comic book cover, and is when the art is allowed to run to the edge of each page, rather than having a white border around it.
Splash pageSplash page or sometimes referred to simply as a "splash", is a full page drawing in a comic book. A splash page is often used as the first page of a story, and includes the title and credits.
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Principles of the Comics
PanelThe single image that is usually laid out within borders is known as a panel. These panels would be similar to individual frames of film.
Panel framesThe border or edges of a panel, when drawn, are called frames. These are normally rectangular in shape, but this shape can be altered to convey information to the reader.
BleedFull bleed is usually used on a comic book cover, and is when the art is allowed to run to the edge of each page, rather than having a white border around it.
Splash pageSplash page or sometimes referred to simply as a "splash", is a full page drawing in a comic book. A splash page is often used as the first page of a story, and includes the title and credits.
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Principles of the Comics
PanelThe single image that is usually laid out within borders is known as a panel. These panels would be similar to individual frames of film.
Panel framesThe border or edges of a panel, when drawn, are called frames. These are normally rectangular in shape, but this shape can be altered to convey information to the reader.
BleedFull bleed is usually used on a comic book cover, and is when the art is allowed to run to the edge of each page, rather than having a white border around it.
Splash pageSplash page or sometimes referred to simply as a "splash", is a full page drawing in a comic book. A splash page is often used as the first page of a story, and includes the title and credits.
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Principles of the Comics
Splash pageSplash page or sometimes referred to simply as a "splash", is a full page drawing in a comic book. A splash page is often used as the first page of a story, and includes the title and credits.
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Scott McCloud, the comics philosopher
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The essence of a cartoon: focus
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Universality
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Closure
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
To understand closure, takeout two dimes and a quarter.
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Reality Vs. Iconic
An icon is any image used to represent a person, place, thing, or idea. Simple drawings and/or iconic cartoons allow us to forget about the messenger and focus on the message. In other words, ideas become clearer and louder when the messenger is easy to understand.
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How pictures become comics?
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
The action takes place between the pictures. We ‘read between the lines/pictures.’
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The Gutter
Gutters are the spaces between the panels.
“To kill a man between frames is to condemn him to a 1000 deaths.”
--Scott McCloud
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Transitions: Moment to Moment
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Transitions: Action to Action
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Transitions: Subject to Subject
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Transitions: Scene to Scene
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Transitions: Aspect to Aspect
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Transitions: Non-sequitur
From Scott McCloud’s, Understanding Comics
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Film Terms & Principles
Establishing shots [often highly detailed] show the reader/viewer where they are.
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Film Terms & Principles
Establishing shots [often highly detailed] show the reader/viewer where they are.
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Film Terms & Principles
Establishing shots [often highly detailed] show the reader/viewer where they are.
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Differentiating Language
Sometimes the artist wants to show differences between characters and how they speak.
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Differentiating Language
Sometimes the artist wants to show differences between characters and how they speak.
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Differentiating Language
Sometimes the artist wants to show differences between characters and how they speak.
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Differentiating Language
Sometimes the artist wants to show differences between characters and how they speak.
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Showing sound
Zip lines can indicate movement.
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Film Terms & Principles
Shots: XLS, LS, MS, CU, XCU
Reverse angle
Two successive shots from equal and opposite angles, typically of characters during conversation. Characters are usually kept on the same side of the picture throughout a scene.
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Good comics … … like films, tell a story visually and create a dialogue between viewer and artist.
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1950s - Classics Illustrated
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1950s - Classics Illustrated
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The Graphic Novel
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The Graphic Novel definition
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The Graphic Novel definition
Graphic novel is to novel as comic book is to short story
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The first “graphic novel”
Bloodstar [1976] was the first graphic novel to be advertised as such, although Will Eisner’s A Contract with God [1978] trade paperback used the term also.But …
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The first “graphic novel”
In 1842, the first major graphic novel was published in the United States. The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck by humorist Rodolphe Toffer, appeared in a weekly humor magazine called Brother Jonathan.
From A Brief History of the Graphic Novel by Stan Tychinski
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Neil Gaiman’sThe Sandman
Considered the most popular graphic novel is Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman.
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The Sandman
The series consists of 10 volumes and is drawn by various artists.
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Other popular graphic novels
The Books of Magic
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Other popular graphic novels
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Popular graphic novels about animals
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Super heroes
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Other popular graphic novels Invincible
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The Classics
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The Trojan War
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Historical graphic novels
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Historical graphic novels
Parchment of Light: The Life & Death of William Shakespeare
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Left Behind series graphic novels
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Now it’s your turn!In your journals, draw a simple cartoon that
depicts your morning routine.
What are the steps you go through from waking up to showing up at school?