Comic Art

Comic Art Unit

To start off the comic art unit I decided to make a collage of some off my favorite comic characters, and animated cartoons. I really enjoyed making the collage, and was sad that I ran out of room to put more.


After enjoying the cutting and pasting of many of my favorite cartoons, and comics I decided to then make the skeleton of Chip the chipmunk from Chip 'n' Dale. As the drawing kept going, the more the drawing scared me. I seriously thought I would never love Chip anymore because he looks so scary.

Finally, when I finished Chips bones I then moved on to making a comic, similar to the ones you might find in the Sunday paper. The comic I had created is about a stupid wolf, and the whole cartoon is based off an actual cartoon called "Stupid Fox." Although the cartoon is not finished, the words are all there, just needs some more coloring. While creating the comic so far, I used color pencils, a black sharpie, and some nice watercolor paints.
Now its time to answer some questions:
What is the difference between Anime and Manga?-Anime is an animated TV show, while manga is a book series.
What is the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book?- A graphic novel has more of a linear story-line, as opposed to a comic book where the character faces many issues all throughout the story.
How are panels designed and layout in comic books, graphic novels, ect?-
The panels are made of different size frames, or single panels. Depending on the layout of the story is the comic book, or graphic novel was written backwards to forwards, or from right to left instead of the other way around.