Cartooning & Comics

Art – Ms. Crump

Project Requirements• Character Sketches– Rough draft– Front view– Side view

• Character Description– Name– Personality– Where he/she/it lives

• Comic Strip – Rough Draft• Final Comic Strip – 5 colored panels

Cartooning & Comics

• Narrative shown through pictures

• Can be one drawing with a caption, a series of panels, or even an entire book

Genres

• Comic Strips• Comic Books• Manga

• Graphic Novel• Political

Cartoons

Comic Strips

• Arranged in panels to form a narrative

• Usually humorous• Traditionally found in newspapers• Shorter daily versions and longer

Sunday paper versions

Comic Strips – “Peanuts”

• “Peanuts” by Charles Schultz

• Launched 1950, concluded 2000

• Still published re-runs

Comic Strips – “Peanuts”

Comic Strips – “Peanuts”

Comic Strips – “Blondie”

• “Blondie” by Chic Young, Dean Young & John Marshall

• Launched 1930, ongoing

Comic Strips – “Blondie”

Comic Strips – “Garfield”

• “Garfield” by Jim Davis

• Launched 1978

Comic Strips – “Garfield”

Comic Strips – “Dilbert”

• “Dilbert” by Scott Adams• Launched 1989, ongoing

Comic Strips – “Dilbert”

Comic Books

• First introduced in 1934• Originally collections of comic strips• Many different types of characters

and storylines (not necessarily humorous)

• Major American publishers, DC and Marvel Comics

DC Comics

• One of the largest, most successful American comic book publishers

• Founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications

Marvel Comics

• Large American comic book publisher

• Founded in 1939 as Timely Comics

Manga

• Japanese comics• Literal translation: “whimsical drawings”• In their modern form, date to shortly after

World War II• Various subjects including action-

adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, and business/commerce

Manga Examples – “Dragon Ball”

• “Dragon Ball” by Akira Toriyama

• Original run from 1984-1995

• Inspired anime series

Manga Examples – “Naruto”

• “Naruto” by Masashi Kishimoto

• Launched in 1997

• Inspired anime series and a novel

Graphic Novel

• A long story told using pictures, usually in a comic format

• Various subject matter, however many are auto-biographical

• In modern form, began in the 1930s

Graphic Novel Examples

• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney

• Published 2007• Inspired a

series and a movie

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney

Graphic Novel Examples

• “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi

• Published 2000• Inspired sequel

and movie

“Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi

Graphic Novel Examples

• “Epileptic” by David B.

• Published in 1996 as “L'Ascension du haut mal” (meaning The Rise of the High Evil)

“Eplileptic” by Daivd B

Political Cartoons

• Also known as an Editorial Cartoon• Illustration or comic strip containing a

political or social message, that usually relates to current events or personalities

• Usually found in news publications• In modern era, have been around

since the 19th century

Political Cartoons

Politcal Cartoon Examples