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Cartooning & Comics. Art – Ms. Crump. Project Requirements. Character Sketches Rough draft Front view Side view Character Description Name Personality Where he/she/it lives Comic Strip – Rough Draft Final Comic Strip – 5 colored panels. Cartooning & Comics.
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Cartooning & Comics Art – Ms. Crump
Project Requirements • Character Sketches • Rough draft • Front view • Side view • Character Description • Name • Personality • Where he/she/it lives • Comic Strip – Rough Draft • Final Comic Strip – 5 colored panels
Cartooning & Comics • Narrative shown through pictures • Can be one drawing with a caption, a series of panels, or even an entire book
Genres • Comic Strips • Comic Books • Manga • Graphic Novel • Political Cartoons
Comic Strips • Arranged in panels to form a narrative • Usually humorous • Traditionally found in newspapers • Shorter daily versions and longer Sunday paper versions
Comic Strips – “Peanuts” • “Peanuts” by Charles Schultz • Launched 1950, concluded 2000 • Still published re-runs
Comic Strips – “Blondie” • “Blondie” by Chic Young, Dean Young & John Marshall • Launched 1930, ongoing
Comic Strips – “Garfield” • “Garfield” by Jim Davis • Launched 1978
Comic Strips – “Dilbert” • “Dilbert” by Scott Adams • Launched 1989, ongoing
Comic Books • First introduced in 1934 • Originally collections of comic strips • Many different types of characters and storylines (not necessarily humorous) • Major American publishers, DC and Marvel Comics
DC Comics • One of the largest, most successful American comic book publishers • Founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications
Marvel Comics • Large American comic book publisher • Founded in 1939 as Timely Comics
Manga • Japanese comics • Literal translation: “whimsical drawings” • In their modern form, date to shortly after World War II • Various subjects including action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, and business/commerce
Manga Examples – “Dragon Ball” • “Dragon Ball” by Akira Toriyama • Original run from 1984-1995 • Inspired anime series
Manga Examples – “Naruto” • “Naruto” by Masashi Kishimoto • Launched in 1997 • Inspired anime series and a novel
Graphic Novel • A long story told using pictures, usually in a comic format • Various subject matter, however many are auto-biographical • In modern form, began in the 1930s
Graphic Novel Examples • “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney • Published 2007 • Inspired a series and a movie
Graphic Novel Examples • “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi • Published 2000 • Inspired sequel and movie
Graphic Novel Examples • “Epileptic” by David B. • Published in 1996 as “L'Ascension du haut mal” (meaning The Rise of the High Evil)
Political Cartoons • Also known as an Editorial Cartoon • Illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message, that usually relates to current events or personalities • Usually found in news publications • In modern era, have been around since the 19th century