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Lesson 8

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  My comic strip I created the first 5 panels of my comic strip cross promotion: As the alien in my comic is relatable (as most people in the young target audience of 7-11 year olds go to school and feel excluded at some point) it can be featured in many cross promotions One cross promotion that my character could feature in is a video game. It would include my character fighting of bullies and other obstacles, with the aim of trying to get back to his alien planet. This would promote the video game company, such as XBOX, whilst promoting the comic. Subway collaborated with comic book character, Green lantern to attract comic book fans to subway. The Flesch Reading Ease scale - indicated the relative complexity of written text - system uses an analysis that is based on the average number of syllables per word, and word per sentence  - higher scores correspond to text that is more difficult to understnad - most should have a score between 60-70
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Lesson 6-7

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  How can you access comics? iPhone  Desktop  Tablet  E-comics They are now made digitally and can zoom in to read text on devices, making it catered to tablets, for example Additionally, e-comics are optimised for different screen sizes and resolutions apps: comiXology  conventions: comics use images and drawings to depict emotions, actions, text - everything we see (mise-en-scene)  sounds, movement, emotions are represented through speech bubbles Scripting - format for comic script different to film and TV - must state what is happening on the specific panel using words to describe the picture, then the dialogue that would feature in the comic - title page and then describe action for each panel & page EG life-likeness - cartoon style right - connotes youthfulness, bland left connotes more action and targets older demographic  - Because a comic strip is a sequence of frames similar to a filmed sequence of shots it uses film conventions: use ...
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Lesson 5

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  Writers/Pencillers Stan Lee & Jack Kirby  Bob Kane Will Eisner Osamu Tezuka ( Godfather of Anime ) Kev F Sutherland Alan Moore Evaluation / compare Both comics are from Marvel comics Hulk:  - purple, green, grey colour scheme - contrasting, makes Hulk appear abnormal - simple, modern font with drop shadow - connotes superiority and confidence from character - character shot from below - makes him appear strong and dominant Hercules: - cover all warm tones, makes him appear normal and able to help - roman style font - gold colour scheme - makes character seem noble and important - character - mid shot - shows full body and portrays him as relatable, yet his pose shows him as being strong - allows readers to look up to him and idiolise him, whilst also being able to achieve his qualitites both have character in middle of page to show who story is about
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Lesson 3&4

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  Publishers and Companies  - Many different publishers in the comic industry - Two of the most popular, taking up almost 80/90% of the market:  DC Comics (owned by Warner Bros.) and Marvel (owned by The Walt Disney Company) are often referred to as ‘The Big Two’ - Others include Manga Entertainment, 2000 AD, Fleetway Press, Image Comics, Dark Horse - Smaller publishers have started to build a big presence in the comic book world and are growing – pushing the boundaries of comic book content and creator owned content (e.g. Image comics and ‘The Walking Dead’) research: find one comic book from each mentioned publisher DC Comics: Batman - the world Marvel: Metaverse - Loki Manga entertainment: Musashi 2000 AD: Agent rat Fleetway Press: Billy Bunter Image comics: Paper girls Dark horse: Shadow Lady Independent and Self Publisher Independent publishers  - almost all are creator owned (the creator keeps the rights to the characters and stories they create), and some of t...
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Lesson 2

  Comic book burning - In the 1940s, comic book burnings were happening in the US to eliminate the perceived dangers of the “new” graphic comic books - Many soldiers were returning home from seeing the same activities in Germany - Although comics were associated primarily with very young readers, 25% of printed materials going to military camps in World War II were comics - Narratives within comics started causing hysteria and moral panic in society, due to their realistic, violent and gruesome nature Comics Authority Code (CCA) 1954  http://cbldf.org/the-comics-code-of-1954 - CCA was voluntary, although a lot of companies and retailers found it reassuring. It was not a government regulator - Was created by the comic book publishers to prevent backlash from the comic book community - Excessive violence wasn’t allowed to be featured, neither were zombies, vampires or any other character of that kind - Divorce wasn’t allowed to feature within comics - Prohibited the present...
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Lesson 1

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  Comics and Graphic novel storytelling - Comic books and cartoon strips have been around for a very long time from the earliest cave paintings depicting graphic scenes to the digital comics we see today - Comics have developed their own style, characters and following. Comics have served many purposes; firstly to entertain but secondly, in the case of some comics, to purvey a message to those who read it Spider Woman no.1 top comic in March 2020 $1.2 billion comics and graphic novel sales in 2019  Purpose of comics - inform readers of modern day issues - escapism - entertainment - encourages confidence and new behaviours - teaches abstract thinking - promotes synergy/cross promotion different fonts, colours, layouts, artistic styles,  characters Different formats  Comic Book   The comic book is a softcover magazine of sequential artwork (a number of pictures in order) and words that when used together tell a story. The cover is usually a glossy paper with ...
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