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2018-2019 Archived Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Archived Catalog

ART.-234 Sequential Art: Comics & Graphic Story

Credits 3 / 6 Contact Hours
Prerequisite: Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 or ACLT-074 with a
minimum grade of 3.0. or ENGL-100  Prerequisite: ART.-133  and ART.-146   Pre- or Co-requisite: ENGL-102  
This course is an introduction to the language principles traditional tools and creation of sequential art a medium of pictorial storytelling. This course will examine a varity of approaches including the creation of information sequences comic books caricature cartooning anatomy and storyboarding in addition to studying the history of the medium political cartooning and social commentary and examining other forms of graphic storytelling such as the graphic novel as a literary medium. Projects include study of current sequential works as well as the development of an individuals style of illustration editorial cartoons comic strips mini comics ashcan comics and a term paper.