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Part 5: Creating Your Graphic Fiction RT: Part 5

Reading Task: ‘The Art of Comics’

After reading through the introduction to the book ‘The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach’ (2012) by Aaron Meskin and Roy T Clark, I was required to write a short, 200-word statement in response to some of the questions listed below: What are comics? What make comics art? How do comics relate to other art […]

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Part 5: Creating Your Graphic Fiction RT: Part 5

Research Task: Visual Language

After viewing work by each of the contemporary adult graphic novel creators listed (some of which was more readily available online than other), I selected Pam Smy as my choice for further analysis. I mainly focused on Smy’s book, Thornhill, but also looked at examples in her portfolio as well as illustrations for other authors. […]

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Part 5: Creating Your Graphic Fiction RT: Part 5

Research Task: Comic Submission Guidelines

I spent time looking at the submission guidelines and examples of work produced by each of the comic book publishing companies listed. Action Lab Comics – this website currently has a holding page due to a redesign. It asks comic creators to send an email to a supplied address, but no guidelines are listed. I […]