Creating an Original
Comic Strip
A Brief History of Comics
 The
Origins of Sequential Art date back
to Prehistoric Man over 20,000 years
ago.
 From
Paleolithic Cave Paintings, to
Egyptian Heiroglyphs, to Superman &
the X-Men.
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 Cave
Century BC
painting is the earliest known form of
sequential art. Frequently depicting
animals, these illustrations were usually an
illustrated chapter of a prehistoric tribe's
hunt for food.
1300 BC
 For
some twenty centuries, Egyptian rulers
were deemed as deities and were
immortalized in Egyptian hieroglyphics
inside the great pyramids.
400 BC
 Greek
and Roman rulers were similarly
immortalized in marble carvings that told
their stories around the sides of ancient
structures like this one from the outer
circumference of the Parthenon, in Athens,
Greece
1511 AD
 This
scene of Adam and God is part of the
largest sequential story in picture form,
covering the entire ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel
1745
 A scene
from William Hogarth's "Marriage
ala Mode", credited as the first modern
illustration by an artist who influenced the
next wave of sequential art.
1897
 The
Yellow Kid was
introduced by Richard
Felton Outcault in 1895.
This was recognized as
the first highly influential
comic strip.
1938
 The
comic book character that began the
tidal surge of superheroes, Superman,
was created in the early thirties by two
Cleveland, Ohio youths. He was a smash
hit when he was first introduced.
1962
 When
Spider-Man was
introduced it signaled the age
of the humanized comic
superhero. Peter Parker was a
nerdish high schooler when he
was bitten by a radioactive
spider and transformed into the
web-slinging wall crawler
Questions for Discussion
 What
is the setting of a story?
 What is the point of view of a story?
 What is the summary of a story?
 Is it important for a comic strip to be
sequential? Why or why not?
 Do you think that a comic strip should be
considered art?
Your assignment:
 First
complete the planning sheet on
Blackboard. You must fill this in completely
and hand it in to me when your project is
complete.
 Next,
read the instruction sheet on
Blackboard.
 Now
you may begin drawing your comic!
Due Dates:
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~
Periods 1 & 3:
Tues, 12/8: Draw comics on paper
 ~ Thurs, 12/10: Scan & begin coloring
comic
 ~ Monday, 12/14: Continue coloring
 ~ Wed, 12/16: Finish coloring comic
 ~ Fri, 12/18: Comics & eval sheet due by
the end of class
Due Dates:

~
Periods, 2, 6, & 8:
Mon, 12/7: Draw comics on paper
 ~ Wed, 12/9: Scan & begin coloring comic
 ~ Fri, 12/11: Continue coloring
 ~ Tues, 12/15: Finish coloring comic
 ~ Thurs, 12/17: Comics & eval sheet due
by the end of class