The Bristol Board Jungle

by Bob Pendarvis, Mark Kneece, Megan Levens, Sarah Zaidan (Illustrator), Garrett Byers (Illustrator)

Overview

A full college class on creating comics... in a graphic novel! Learn the secrets of the trade while attending an actual class. By two professors of the Savannah College of Art & Design with a class of their best seniors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561633791
Publisher:	N B M Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/01/2004
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Adult/High School-The Bristol Board Jungle follows the students and professors of a college-level Creating Comics class at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The students learn about storytelling, characterization through figure drawing, effective sequencing, line quality, and other basics. Most of their education comes via the professors' comments on the students' assignments. In between classes, readers also learn a bit about the characters' personal lives and aspirations. Each chapter is illustrated by a different former student of these real-life authors/professors. The book belongs in a similar category as Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics (Kitchen Sink, 1993), though it doesn't cover its subject matter with nearly as much breadth or depth. A lighthearted complement to a more in-depth work on comics writing and technique.-J. M. Poole, East Rochester Public Library, NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal