New York Comicon!!

The New York Comicon was held at Javits center this weekend.

Thumbnail for 3 page Comics

I started to work on a three page comics entitled "Mysterious Ring". I wanted to exercise how to tell a true story in comics form. Now I've completed the thumbnail, the next step is to make sure that the whole thing flows well, and if there is a frame that I don't particularly like, I do a few sketches with different angle, point of view, etc, until I'm satisfied with it. 

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“Sin Titulo” by Cameron Stewart

“Comitia”: Original independent comics exhibition in Japan

“Doltopia”by Abby Denson

Anders Nilsen

Pictureless Comics

Doing a picture-less comics is a great exercise for comics story telling, as you can't rely on the image to tell a story. Here's the explanation for this piece: a couple gets lost in a snowstorm after their skiing trip. They seek refugee in a small cabin, only to find a bear already taking comfort inside.

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Here's some cool stuff for you to check out...

E.C. Segar's “Thinble Theatre” (Popeye)

George Herriman's “Krazy Kat”

Mike Mignola's “Hell Boy”

Francois Avril

24 Hour Comics

“24 Hour Comics,” started by Scott McCloud in 1990, will be held in NYC this weekend. Here's the definition for this unique event from the official website, http://24hcd.blogspot.com, “24-Hour Comics Day is an event held around the world which challenges writers and artists to create a full 24-page comic in 24 consecutive hours. Thousands of artists take the 24-Hour Comics Day Challenge every year!”

This is a great exercise as you're not paying too much attention to the quality of the comics, but you're just getting some story and drawing done!

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Here is some cool stuff for you to check out...

“Finder” by  Carla Speed McNeil

“Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel

“99 ways to tell a story” by Matt Madden

“Exercises in Style” by Raymond Queneau