Assignment Reminder

Dear all,

here is the list of assignment you need to submit next Monday:

1. 12 pieces of 4-panel comics (sorry for the misunderstanding...it should be 12 pieces instead of 13)

2. Short story of comics (1 page)

3. Medium story of comics (6 pages)

Please scan all your work, print them out and put them into a folder / clear holder.

Let me know if you have further questions.

Justin

Guest Speaker : Kong Kee

We are so happy to have Kong Kee in our class next Monday (23March09).

Here's his blog:

飯氣劇場

http://ricegas.blogspot.com/

Have Fun!

Powerpoint of your presentation

Just to remind you to upload the powerpoint of your presentation to Moodle, or you can simply send me the files to the following email:

justinwong.ava@gmail.com

Topic of your next 4-panel weekly comics [16March]

少女漫畫

Topic of your next 4-panel weekly comics

The topic of your next 4-panel weekly comics (9March) is "Kung Fu comics".

[Article] Is This A Comic? Closure and Synthesis (Part 1)

An article to share...

Is This A Comic? Closure and Synthesis (Part 1)

Some comics references / resources

Online

www.fantagraphics.com

www.drawnandquarterly.com/

www.comixtalk.com

http://www.canicola.net/

interesting....website on "Potential Comics" based on the idea of Oulipo

http://www.tomhart.net/oubapo/

the same artist -- Tom Hart

http://hutchowen.wordpress.com/

漫畫工地

http://www.comixhomebase.com.hk/

知日部屋

http://www.cuhkacs.org/~benng/Bo-Blog/index.php

Newspaper / Media

New York Times / Funny pages

The New Yorker / Humour

The Visual Language of Graphic Novels 

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/20040711_GRAPHICNOVELS_FEATURE/index.html

Artist

Chris Ware

http://www.drawnandquarterly.com/artStudio.php?artist=a3dff7dd568fe0

David Shrigley

http://www.davidshrigley.com/

Simon Lia & Tom Gauld

http://www.cabanonpress.com/index.htm

Matt Maden

http://mattmadden.blogspot.com/

Paul Davis

http://www.copyrightdavis.com

Art Spiegelman

http://lambiek.net/artists/s/spiegelman.htm

Writer / Scholar

Paul Gravett

http://www.paulgravett.com/

Scott McCloud 

www.scottmccloud.com

Will Eisner

http://www.willeisner.com/

will keep on updating the list...

Weekly 4-panel Comics [23Feb]

The topic for the next weekly comics : Current Affairs & Issues 

Deadline : 9am, 23Feb2009

Class work [9Feb09]

Create a story and present it in different lengths : 20 panels, 6 panels and 2 panels.

Ref from Scott McCloud's Understand Comics

Upload to your own blog when finished.

Weekly 4-Panel Comics

Requirement for next week's weekly comics  (16Feb): 

Comics without words.

Class Work [2Feb09]

Exercise on 4 different transition methods under the concept of "closure" :

1. Action-to-Action

2. Scene-to-Scene

3. Aspect-to-Aspect

4. Non-sequitur

(6 panels each)

Please finish your work at home and upload to your own blog.

Presentation arrangement

16Feb : Celia / 藍籃　(Japanese Manga)

16Feb : Saki / Dolly (Hong Kong Comics -- Children's comics)

23Feb : Helen / Zeta (Political Comics )

23Feb : Alan / 誠 (Gender Issue in Comics)

2Mar : Fever / Eason (Comics of Tezuka Osamu)

2Mar : Tomoko / Joan ( Local Comic Artist)

9Mar : 勇 / Jones (Peanuts Comics)

9Mar : Tammy / Kaman (Super heros in Comics)

23Mar : Pattern / Ar Ka (Hong Kong Comics : Kung Fu Comics)

23Mar : Rachel / Sonija (Alternative Comics)

30Mar : Susan / Ashley (Comics and Anime Culture)

Next 4-panel weekly comics

Dear all,

The due day of your next 4-panel weekly comics will be postponed to 2nd Feb due to the New Year Holiday.

And the theme of the comics is "傷感"

Thanks!

Justin

Presentation Topics and Schedule

Presentation Topics:

1. Gender issue(s) in Comics

2. Political comics and the society

3. Superhero in Comics

4. Comics and Anime culture

5. Hong Kong Comics : Alternative Comics

6. Hong Kong Comics : Action Comics

7. Hong Kong Comics : Children's Comics

8. Japanese Manga

9. Discuss the works of Tezuka Osamu

10. Discuss the works of Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts)

Presentation Schdeule

16th February, 2009 : Group 1& 2

23th February, 2009: Group 3&4

2nd March, 2009 : Group 5&6

9th March, 2009 : Group 7&8

16th March, 2009: Group 9&10

Two students in a group. Choose a topic and prepare a 20-min presentation. Please contact me for individual guidance and suggested readings.

Please leave your group's name and your preferred topics here.

Announcement for 19Jan2009

Dear all,

There are certain notes and reminders for the next Monday class (19Jan): 

1. Please bring along with one of your favorite comics again (we didn't manage to discuss last time). We will ask you to share your thoughts this time. 

2. Please prepare all the tools needed : Pen and paper...

3. If you still haven't setup your own blog, please do it asap and send me the link.

4. You are expected to upload your first weekly comic strips by 19Jan (9:30am). 

Thanks!

Justin

Your First weekly 4-panel comic

Dear all,

For those who have enrolled to this course, you are required to submit one 4-panel comic every week. You can choose any topic, any story for your work and upload to your own blog when it is done.

The deadline for your first comic will be next Monday before 9:30am.

Justin

Register your own blog

Dear all,
Please register your own blog within this week and send me the link.
Thanks!
Justin

Course Information

VA2400 Introduction to Comic Art
Time : Monday 9:30am-1:30pm
Venue : VA206