Making Visual Narratives: What Are Comics

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This presentation explores the nature of what makes a comic. Find more resources at http://makingvisualnarratives.com

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from What It Is by Lynda Barry, 2008 from Robot Dreams by Sara Varnon, 2007

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Definitions!

from Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993

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Definitions!

Huh?

from Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993

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Definitions!

from Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993

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Definitions!

from Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993

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Definitions!

from Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993

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Section of an Aztec Codex

Section of the Bayeux Tapestry

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You decide what they will be

about!

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SOURCES• http://comicsinaflash.com• http://comicsnap.com• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_codices• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry• http://garfield.com• Robot Dreams, Sara Varnon, 2007• What It Is, Lynda Barry, 2008• Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud, 1993