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 – “Peanuts”

Comic Strips – “Blondie” “Blondie” by Chic Young, Dean Young & John Marshall Launched 1930, ongoing

Comic Strips – “Blondie”

Comic Strips – “Garfield” “Garfield” by Jim Davis Launched 1978

Comic Strips – “Garfield”

Comic Strips – “Dilbert” “Dilbert” by Scott Adams Launched 1989, ongoing

Comic Strips – “Dilbert”

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 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

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney

Graphic Novel Examples “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi Published 2000 Inspired sequel and movie

“Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi

Graphic Novel Examples “Epileptic” by David B. Published in 1996 as “L'Ascension du haut mal” (meaning The Rise of the High Evil)

“Eplileptic” by Daivd B

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 19 th century

Political Cartoons

Politcal Cartoon Examples