MLitt Module
EN52032: Creating Comics
The aim of the module is to allow the students to measure and develop their talents through assessment. The module will offer educational practical workshops relating to the creation of comics, alongside seminars and individual supervision, offering guidance on how these potential comic creators might go about establishing themselves in the world of comics publishing, and insight into the practical side of comics production.
Course Outline (Session 2012/13)
- Week 1: Introduction to course
- Week 2: The Story and the Script
- Week 3: Character Design, Genre and Style
- Week 4: Composition and Page Layout
- Week 5: The Gutter, Panel Transitions and Pacing
- Week 6: Discussion of influences and presentation of drafts
- Week 7: Workshop with industry professional
- Week 8: Independent creative/research time, supported by supervision sessions
- Week 9: Workshop with industry professional
- Week 10: Independent creative/research time, supported by supervision sessions
- Week 11: Presentation of Work
Indicative Secondary Reading
- Will Eisner, Comics and Sequential Art (1985)
- Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics (1993) and Making Comics (2006)
- Stan Lee and John Buscema, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way (1986)
- Groensteen, T. (1999), The System of Comics (Jackson: Mississippi UP, 2009)
- Jeet Heer & Kent Worchester (eds), A Comics Studies Reader (Jackson: Mississippi UP, 2008)
Assessment
- Weekly Journal (20%, 200 words per week), due on the Friday of each week
- Essay (30%, 3,000 words), due Monday Week 6
- Creative submission in the form of an original short story of 5-10 pages and a reflective essay of 1,500 words (50%) or an research essay (5,000 words) detailing an aspect of comics production, due Monday Week 11
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