Intermediate Studio: Graphic Novel

Catalog description

In this course, students will critically and creatively engage with the form of the graphic novel/comics to learn how to better communicate their ideas through the medium. The first half of the semester will focus on improving students' storytelling skills through a series of technical and exploratory exercises that emphasize effective communication of ideas through the medium of sequential art. For the second half of the term, students will conceptualize and execute a fully realized ""five-page" graphic novel/comic. In addition to creating new works of art, we will explore the origins of the ""modern"" graphic novel. Students will also be exposed to graphic and non-graphic artists whose works have challenged and redefined the genre. We will explore these artists to understand how our work draws on a rich lineage. Students will also be expected to think beyond the commonly accepted notions of a graphic novel and to question the relevance of their work in this medium.