2. What Defines A Comic? Comics are a sequence of images that tell a narrative Comics tend to display everyday life lessons
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4. Why People Read Comics Allow people to dream and fantasize escaping hardships of everyday life Short stories allow people who are visual learners to easily become engaged in the story
5. People can relate to the situations found in comics Captain America . 1941 Ex. World War II
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7. Displays the classic battle of Good vs. Evil (good side is always victorious) Jack Kirby. Avengers.
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9. Eqyptian hieroglyphs Roman Columns Trajan’s Column, (Column) Rome, Italy 113 CE (Heiroglyphic ) Dendera, Eqypt
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13. Carl Barks. Walt Disneys Comics, (Dell) 1948 Wayne Boring. Action Comics , 1954 Freestyle Adventure Style
14. Steps To Creating A Comic Idea : -can result from a question -based on a character -concept (ex .time travel) Wonder Woman
16. Penciler: -uses only pencil to create comic -responsible for overall look to comic -pencil used to make future changes Sketch of Spiderman
17. Inker: -takes penciled art and goes over in ink to make final -ink adds a 3D look -by inking easier to copy and colour Spiderman
18. Colourist: -adds colour, lighting and shading -important because the colour needs to remain consistent -brings life and creates a look Todd McFarlane. Amazing Spiderman
19. Progression of Comics Throughout the Ages The progression of comics can be classified into three ages: Golden Age Captain America . 1941 Silver Age Stan Lee. Fantastic Four . 1966 Bronze Age Todd McFarlane. Spawn
25. He is also know as the creator of The Spirit (popular in 1940s) Will Eisner, The Spirit. 1947 He was recognized for his ability to create captivating atmospheres ex. night sky, fuming sewers
26. Recognized for style (splash-pages) - one picture filling the page like a movie poster with the lettering fully integrated into the image
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28. Osamu Tezuka Japanese artist inspired by the Western World –primarily Disney Osamu Tezuka Born Osaka, Japan (1928-1989)
29. He is the Father of Manga Manga is a Japanese comic book or graphic novel Photos by Paolo
30. Osamu Tezuka, Astro boy . 1952 Kazuki Takahashi, Yu Gi Oh . 1998 His art style was also Disney inspired- known for his large saucer eyes which has become a staple in manga Walt Disney. Mickey Mouse David Mc Kay. Philedalphia 1931
31. Tezuka is a pioneer to creating the cinematic feel to manga which is continued today His composition and assortment of images and close-ups and perspectives created this feel The use of these many frames creates a mood Large eyes Osamu Tezuka, JUNGLE TAITEI . 1997
32. Osamu Tezuka. Kimba the White Lion. (Anime, Mushi Prodcutions) America 1965 Don Hahn. The Lion King , (film, Walt Disney Studios) Florida 1994
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35. His inspiration for Batman came from several places: Zorro Zorro Bob Kane. Batman
36. Da Vincis flying (machine ornithopter) Sketch by Bob Da Vinci´s orthinopter Bob Kane Batman
38. Batman was an immediate hit because he was different Bob Kane. Comic book. Batman . 1940 He was unique in the 1940s because he did not have any powers- regular human
39. Batman's success has led to several comic books, a newspaper strip version, movies, and several television series Bob Kane and Batman
41. Gil Kane Born Riga, Latvia (1926-2000) Gil Kane He is recognized for his emotionally charged characters and innovative staged fights He was a thoughtful spokesperson for the comic industry and helped it get the attention it deserved Gil Kane later years
42. Primarily worked on westerns, science fiction Gil Kane. All Star Western. June 6 1958 Gil Kane. Strange Adventrues . 1950s Science fiction Western
43. Greatest contribution is that he redesigned the look of many super hero characters (costumes) Gil Kane. Green Lantern . 1959. Shledon Moldoff. Green Lantern. 1940.
44. Al Pratt. The Atom. 1940 Gil Kane. The Atom . 1950
45. Kane also challenged the Comics Code and had it re-vamped for his work on the Amazing Spiderman issues 96-98 Issue very controversial because mention of drugs is forbidden (character overdoses on LSD)
46. Jim Lee Born in Seoul, South Korea (1964) Jim Lee 2007 San Diego He went to Princeton University and obtained a degree in Medicine As a child he always loved art. After his degree he decided to take an art course and decided to go into comics
47. Jim Lee. cover art. X-Men (late 1980s early 90 His work on X-Men with Marvel gave him great success having sales of 8 million copies in the first issue He is well known for his work on X-Men
48. Lee designed new costumes for many X-Men characters which led to his popularity. He defined the look of X-Men for years to come. Jack Kirby. Cyclops Jim Lee
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50. He established a new stylistic standard for super hero comic book illustration, (idealized anatomy) he also introduced penned inking instead of brushed inking Bob Kane. Batman . 1940 Jim Lee. Batman
51. Jean Giraud Born Val-de-Marne, France (1938) Jean Giraud He reached fame with his real name and fictitious Moebius Influential french artist who brought comics to an adult audience
52. Ligne Claire: -Clear line -Uses clear strong lines to outline things of importance -Cartoonish characters on a realistic background Tin Tin
53. Giraud used extreme realism in beginning of career working on Westerns Jean Giraud . Adventures of Lieutenant Blueberry
54. Moebius used for science fiction and fantasy work Moebius/ Stan Lee. Silver Surfer. 1988
55. Metal Hurlant (Screaming Metal) One of first expressions of adult oriented comics Horror and science fiction stories
59. Frank Miller Frank Miller Born Maryland, U.S. (1957) The nature of his works appear dark and mature Inspiration often came from his environment: New York´s Hells Kitchen influenced: Daredevil, Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again Los Angeles influenced: Sin City
62. Batman The Dark Knight Returns and Batman Year One have had the greatest impact on modern comics Batman is redefined in these comics Frank Miller . Batman The Dark Knight Returns. 1986 Frank Miller. Batman Year One . 1987
63. Miller created a darker Batman filled with corruption, politics, and conflicts of the human spirit Batman The Dark Knight Returns Complex characters, more realistic resembling common street dwellers with a thirst for killing
64. Shows a very aggressive and angry batman Miller wanted to bring out the dark and tortured side of Batman in these works Batman Year One
65. Sin City directed at the adult audience Sexually graphic novel involving strip clubs and various sex scenes More adults began reading comics Sin City
66. Film- noir style Used heavily in Sin City to create a dark mature effect
68. Frank Miller. Hell and Back Frank miller. That Yellow Bastard Several volumes of Sin City. Uses different colour to draw attention to an area or character. Not always red!
69. Older heroes come out of retirement to fight crime in the 80´s Referred to as heroes but none actually have powers except Doctor Manhattan Watchmen Alan Moore. Watchmen.
70. Watchmen´s heroes are said to stray from tradition (ex. sexually motivated) Alan Moore. Watchmen. Very mature, dark (violent)
71. This series deconstructed the concept of a hero by building up its heroes with gadgets, costumes, secret identities to let that concept collapse on itself showing that super heroes are impossible and aren´t needed Dave Gibbons. Watchmen
72. Watchmen deconstructs the hero by developing its heroes . . . to the point where the reader comes to understand that these fantasies, realized, become nightmares.“ - Ian Thomas (Deconstructing the Hero)
73. Watchmen proposes a question: Would the world be better off without heroes? YES!
74. Todd McFarlane Born Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1961) Is a writer, artist, manufacturer, and media entrepreneur Unique art style and controversial story telling led to his success Todd McFarlane
86. Comparison Gold Silver Bronze A hero has been redefined, becoming more realistic. Bob Kane. Batman . 1939 Jim Lee. Batman Frank Miller. Batman The Dark Knight Returns
87. Golden Age Heroes Fred Ray. Superman. 1942 Jim Simon. Jack Kirby. Captain America