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You can do a graphic novel : comic books, webcomics, and strips / Barbara Slate.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hudson, New York : Richard Minsky, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 231 pages : illustrations, (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780937258088
  • 0937258083
  • 9780937258071
  • 0937258075
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: a history of graphic novels -- Cartoon, comic strip, one pager, webcomic -- Story -- The six pager -- Prose from the pros -- 20 creative tips -- Creating characters -- Art -- Prose from the pros -- Writing -- Layout -- Plot -- Comic book -- Prose from the pros -- The saboteurs -- Student work -- The creative block -- The biz -- Glossary -- Index to prose from the pros.
Summary: Putting together words and pictures produces a compelling medium for storytelling. Whether it's a comic or graphic novel, veteran cartoonist Barbara Slate can help. The author shares the insight and skills that she learned in her early days with Marvel and DC Comics and perfected over the hundreds of comics, strips, webcomics and graphic novels that defined her successful career.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 741.51 S631 Available 33111010448096
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A guide to creating visual stories, from a single panel to a graphic novel, from a veteran in the field! Barbara Slate guides aspiring graphic storytellers through the same process she learned in her early days working for Marvel and DC Comics-a process she has simplified for the classes she teaches in schools, libraries, and colleges. Suitable for all ages from elementary school to senior citizens, it is presented in the form of a graphic novel itself. The book covers all the components and shows readers how to: Find their own drawing style regardless of ability; create memorable characters, compelling plots and subplots, and engaging dialog; lay out pages that grab the reader's eyes, and traverse the business.

Includes index (pages 231)

Introduction: a history of graphic novels -- Cartoon, comic strip, one pager, webcomic -- Story -- The six pager -- Prose from the pros -- 20 creative tips -- Creating characters -- Art -- Prose from the pros -- Writing -- Layout -- Plot -- Comic book -- Prose from the pros -- The saboteurs -- Student work -- The creative block -- The biz -- Glossary -- Index to prose from the pros.

Putting together words and pictures produces a compelling medium for storytelling. Whether it's a comic or graphic novel, veteran cartoonist Barbara Slate can help. The author shares the insight and skills that she learned in her early days with Marvel and DC Comics and perfected over the hundreds of comics, strips, webcomics and graphic novels that defined her successful career.

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