About this item
Comics have a rich and varied history, beginning on the walls of caves and evolving to the sophisticated medium found on websites today. For a kid, comics can be more than entertainment. Comics can be a lifeline to another world, one in which everyone has the potential to become a superhero and children are welcome to all the power adults have overlooked.Comics Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning follows the trajectory of comics from their early incarnations to their current form. Kids learn how to sketch comic faces and bodies, invent a superhero, draw manga characters, and create their own graphic novel or webcomic. Short biographies of famous cartoonists provide inspiration and introduce specific comic styles. Comics introduces the technology available to budding young cartoonists, while they channel their creative powers and develop their storytelling skills.
About the Author
From an early age Sam Carbaugh always wanted to be a cartoonist. From Peanuts to X-Men he couldn't get enough of the flashy stories and subtle humor found in comics. It took him 26 years, but he finally started making a living drawing comics and illustrations. A graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, Sam has worked for such wonderful folks as: Dartmouth College, Nomad Press, Middlebury College, The State of New-Hampshire, and The Montshire Museum of Science.He has illustrated many books for Nomad Press and published his first book, Comics: Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning, in 2014.
