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COMIX-1200-1: Foundations in Comics & Visual Storytelling

Fall 2024

Subject: Comics
Type: Studio
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Undergraduate

Campus: San Francisco
Course Dates: August 28, 2024 — December 10, 2024
Meetings: Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC7
Instructor: Matt Silady

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 15/16

Description:

An introductory exploration of the comics medium and its many forms ranging from single-panel political cartoons and three-panel strips to serialized short-form publications and long-form graphic novels. This course features a diverse and wide-ranging reading list intended to reveal the creative possibilities of comics as a storytelling medium. In addition, the curriculum focuses on how time and space are metaphorically represented in two dimensions, panel relationships, text and image relationships, page layouts, and the basics of the thumbnailing process.

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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