Writing Comics & Sequential Art
This workshop is an introduction to making comics (such as graphic novels, web comics, and zines). Most of the course will be dedicated to working on assignments and obtaining feedback from peers and the instructor. The first seven classes will be in-person to facilitate group work and address the basics of making comics, script writing, and creating roughs. The remaining five classes, which will focus on completing the final project, will be online to enable students to work with materials that may be difficult to bring on campus. By the end of the semester, students will be able to apply comic conventions for effective graphic storytelling, arrange comic scripts that meet editorial standards, transform roughs into pencils, produce completed comics, and compose query letters that can be submitted in professional contexts.
Readings
- Making Comics by Lynda Barry
- Making Comics by Scott McCloud
- Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice by Ivan Brunetti
- The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering by Nate Piekos
**Material subject to change**
Assessment
- Participation (10%)
- Script (15%)
- Roughs (15%)
- Pencils (15%)
- Final project (35%)
- Query letter (10%)
**Assessments subject to change**
Prerequisites
- Level 2 or above
OR
- CWRI 100/3.0
Additional information
To find more detailed information for each section please click on "more information" under each section in the box on the right.
