Creating an Original Comic Strip A Brief History

Creating an Original Comic Strip

A Brief History of Comics Ø The Origins of Sequential Art date back to Prehistoric Man over 20, 000 years ago. Ø From Paleolithic Cave Paintings, to Egyptian Heiroglyphs, to Superman & the X-Men.

17 th Century BC Ø Cave painting is the earliest known form of sequential art. Frequently depicting animals, these illustrations were usually an illustrated chapter of a prehistoric tribe's hunt for food.

1300 BC Ø For some twenty centuries, Egyptian rulers were deemed as deities and were immortalized in Egyptian hieroglyphics inside the great pyramids.

400 BC Ø Greek and Roman rulers were similarly immortalized in marble carvings that told their stories around the sides of ancient structures like this one from the outer circumference of the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece

1511 AD Ø This scene of Adam and God is part of the largest sequential story in picture form, covering the entire ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

1745 Ø A scene from William Hogarth's "Marriage ala Mode", credited as the first modern illustration by an artist who influenced the next wave of sequential art.

1897 Ø The Yellow Kid was introduced by Richard Felton Outcault in 1895. This was recognized as the first highly influential comic strip.

1938 Ø The comic book character that began the tidal surge of superheroes, Superman, was created in the early thirties by two Cleveland, Ohio youths. He was a smash hit when he was first introduced.

1962 Ø When Spider-Man was introduced it signaled the age of the humanized comic superhero. Peter Parker was a nerdish high schooler when he was bitten by a radioactive spider and transformed into the web-slinging wall crawler

Questions for Discussion Ø What is the setting of a story? Ø What is the point of view of a story? Ø What is the summary of a story? Ø Is it important for a comic strip to be sequential? Why or why not? Ø Do you think that a comic strip should be considered art?

Your assignment: Ø First complete the planning sheet on Blackboard. You must fill this in completely and hand it in to me when your project is complete. Ø Next, read the instruction sheet on Blackboard. Ø Now you may begin drawing your comic!

Due Dates: l Periods 1 & 3: Ø ~ Tues, 12/8: Draw comics on paper Ø ~ Thurs, 12/10: Scan & begin coloring comic Ø ~ Monday, 12/14: Continue coloring Ø ~ Wed, 12/16: Finish coloring comic Ø ~ Fri, 12/18: Comics & eval sheet due by the end of class

Due Dates: l Periods, 2, 6, & 8: Ø ~ Mon, 12/7: Draw comics on paper Ø ~ Wed, 12/9: Scan & begin coloring comic Ø ~ Fri, 12/11: Continue coloring Ø ~ Tues, 12/15: Finish coloring comic Ø ~ Thurs, 12/17: Comics & by the end of class eval sheet due