Teaching Comics to teens week 2 day 4: Basic Character Design
This is part of a series of posts by Derek Mainhart—an entire year‘s curriculum for a comics class at the secondary level: middle school and high school. Follow us via rss, Facebook, or Twitter...
View ArticleGuest post: Dan Berry’s guide to making 24-hour comics
In a few short weeks (January 29-30) I’ll be hosting the annual 24-Hour Comics event held at the Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême, France (where Jessica and I are currently residents) and sponsored by...
View ArticleBook Group #2: “Lucille”, by Ludovic Debeurme
In the fall of 2011 we did a comics reading series at the Brooklyn Public Library. The third book we read and discussed was Lucille by Ludovic Debeurme. Here is a slightly edited transcript of our...
View ArticleTeaching Comics to teens week 2 day 5: Yellow Fever
This is part of a series of posts by Derek Mainhart—an entire year‘s curriculum for a comics class at the secondary level: middle school and high school. Follow us via rss, Facebook, or Twitter...
View ArticleBest American Comics 2013 Table of Contents
Every year, we get requests from teachers wanting to know what will be in the new Best American Comics before it comes out, so as to plan their classes. Herewith, therefore, is the table of contents of...
View ArticleBest American Comics: the Notable Comics of 2013
As you may know, Matt and I have been the series editors for the Best American Comics (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) for the past six years. That means that, every year, we tried to get our hands on...
View ArticleA holiday gift idea: the beginning cartoonist’s starter kit
The holidays are coming! Here’s a gift idea for you friends/relatives/encouragers/enablers out there: a beginning cartoonist’s starter kit! To get your special person started in comics, just use the...
View ArticleGuest post: A five-week comics unit for teens
We welcome a new guest poster, Jess Worby, with this excellent lesson plan designed for older teens. This spring, I taught comics to an 11th grade studio art class at LOMA, a public art high school on...
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