Comic Strip/Books Notes

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Comic Strip/Books Notes

• Understanding What It Takes To Put Together A
  Comic.

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Roles in Comic Production

• Writer the person who writes the script from
  which the story will emerge.
• Artist the person who draws the script, usually
  using pencils

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Example of Pencillers Work
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Roles in Comic Production

• Inker the person who goes over the artists
  pencil lines with ink to make them stand out.
• Colorist the person who colors the inkers and
  artists work, sometime by hand and sometimes
  with software.

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Example of Inker and Colorist
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Roles in Comic Production

• Letterer the person who puts the words in the
  right places and makes them clearly legible
• Editor the person who looks over the stories for
  errors gives directions.
• Editor-In-Chief the boss!

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Example of Letterer
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Parts of a Comic Book

• Script all the written directions of how the
  comic book will get put together the dialogue
  for the comic
• ExampleBANNER
• (AT TOP) The Factor ARMS AND THE MAN 1
  TV("ELECTRIC" BALLOON) ...mysterious protector
  known only by his tabloid-headline name"The New
  Factor" has reappeared, this time in Central
  Park.
• 2 MOM Lila!! Look! It's that man what stopped
  the bank robbers! Maybe they mention you again!

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Parts of a Comic Book

• Pages parts in the script where the writer tells
  what should be on each page.
• Example PAGE 1 6 panels

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Parts of a Comic Book

• Panels rectangles or squares where the action of
  the script will go.

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Parts of a Comic Book

• Word Balloons to show where people speak.
• Thought Balloon to show when people are
  thinking.

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Parts of a Comic Book

• Narratory blocks little rectangles or
• squares where a narrator, maybe a
• character from
• the story, shares
• Special information
• with us.

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Parts of a Comic Book

• Open Panels panels where one or more, or even
  all of the sides are open to help show dramatic
  effect.

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Parts of a Comic Book

• Splash Page usually a panel that takes up a
  whole page, used to help introduce stories or
  give special attention to battles or particular
  events.