So what is a comic Sequential art Will Eisner Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson THE 4 PREREQUISITES OF A COMIC STRIP There must be a sequence of images THE 4 PREREQUISITES OF A COMIC STRIP ID: 554681
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COMICSSlide2
So what is a comic?Slide3
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Sequential art”
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Will Eisner
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill
WatersonSlide4
THE 4 PREREQUISITES OF A COMIC STRIP
There must be a sequence of images
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THE 4 PREREQUISITES OF A COMIC STRIP
There must be a sequence of images.
T
here must be a preponderance of image over text.Slide6
THE 4 PREREQUISITES OF A COMIC STRIP
There must be a sequence of images.
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here must be a preponderance of image over text.The medium in which the strip appears and for which it is originally intended must be reproductive; in a printed form / mass medium.Slide7
THE 4 PREREQUISITES OF A COMIC STRIP
There must be a sequence of images.
T
here must be a preponderance of image over text.The medium in which the strip appears and for which it is originally intended must be reproductive; in a printed form / mass medium.The sequence must tell a story that is both topical and moral.Slide8
There must be a sequence of images.
There must be a preponderance of image over text.
The medium in which the strip appears and for which it is originally intended must be reproductive; in a printed form / mass medium.
The sequence must tell a story that is both topical and moral.Slide9
QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN DETERMINING IF IT FITS THE
MEDIUM
Are there multiple images that are intended to be read in a
certain order?If there’s only a single image, does it have a kind of narrative to it?Is there a combination of both text and image?Slide10
QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN DETERMINING IF IT FITS THE MEDIUM
Are there multiple images that are intended to be read in a certain order?
If there’s only a single image, does it have a kind of narrative to it?
Is there a combination of both text and image?Slide11Slide12
WHAT?!...Slide13
WHAT?!...
Don’t worry. Luckily! In comics, the realism or
flashyness
of a drawing is no where near as important as its ability to convey information.Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17Slide18
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