YEAR 2 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

INTRODUCTION

Interested in comics? Enrol for a masters in Comics and Graphic novels in the UK!!!

PART 1: THE ELEMENTS OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL

Mission 1: Listen to the following video without watching, take notes and recap the information in class.

Mission 2: Now watch the video, download the document below and complete the missing information.

Télécharger CO What is a graphic novel worksheet

PART 2: THE HISTORY OF COMIC BOOKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

Télécharger 1 CO HISTORY OF COMIC BOOKS worksheet

PART 3: SOUND EFFECTS IN COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

ONOMATOPOEIA /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːə/

Sound effects are perhaps the most well-known forms of sound found in comics.

The words “POW!” and “ZAP!” are synonymous with comic book heroes, and the distinct visual style of these sound effects has come to define comic books as a medium.

Another word for sound effects is “onomatopoeia,” which are words that mean and are spelled to mimic the word that they define.

As with music, onomatopoeia in comics and graphic novels serves the character and environment of the story.

HAVE FUN WITH ONOMATOPOEIA

Download the following document and do the exercises

Télécharger 2 SOUNDS EFFECTS IN COMICS worksheet

EXTRA FUN

If you're interested in sound effects, look at this amazing database!!!

Comic Book FX - The Comic Book Sound Effect Database

The Comic Book Sound Effect Database is a searchable index and gallery of sound effects from comic books

https://www.comicbookfx.com/fxlist.php

EXTRA READING

Sound Effects | Sound of Comics

Sound effects are perhaps the most well-known forms of sound found in comics. The words "POW!" and "ZAP!" are synonymous with comic book heroes, and the dis ...

https://soundofcomics.sdsu.edu:443/sound-effects/

EXTRA WATCHING

READING COMPREHENSION

Kapow! Zap! Splat! How comics make sound on the page

When we read comics, we 'hear' sound on the page. Creators are experts at this cross-sensory form of storytelling - indeed one database lists over 2500 comic book sounds.

https://theconversation.com/kapow-zap-splat-how-comics-make-sound-on-the-page-160455

READING COMPREHENSION

The Art of lettering

The main goal: Storytelling - Illustrator Video Tutorial | LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com

Join John Roshell for an in-depth discussion in this video, The main goal: Storytelling, part of Lettering Comic Books with Illustrator.

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/lettering-comic-books-with-illustrator/the-main-goal-storytelling

206 royalty-free animation sound effects

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/animation/

Red and Rover by Brian Basset for October 04, 2023 | GoComics.com

View the comic strip for Red and Rover by cartoonist Brian Basset created October 04, 2023 available on GoComics.com

https://www.gocomics.com/redandrover/2023/10/04

GRAPHIC NOVELS

How Graphic Novels and Comics Can Move a Story (Published 2018)

The Times's Books desk has recently hired two graphic novels and comics columnists, and an editorial cartoon series just won a Pulitzer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/insider/graphic-novels-comics-book-review.html

How graphic novels can accelerate critical thinking

Historical graphic novels can provide students a nuanced perspective into complex subjects in ways that are difficult, and sometimes impossible, to characterize in conventional writing and media ...

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/02/10/graphic-novels-can-accelerate-critical-thinking-capture-nuance-complexity-history/

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/learn-the-difference-between-graphic-novels-and-comics

LibGuides: Graphic Novels and Comics: About Graphic Novels

GraphicNovels #ComicBooks #Comics #SequentialArt #Manga

https://libraryguides.mdc.edu/GraphicNovels

Comics and graphic novels | Page 3 of 136 | Books | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/books/comics?page=3