Presentation

My last step now is the presentation and I am almost done with that! This is very exciting for me because the comic took a lot of hard work. The last thing I need to do is scan my comic onto the computer so it is easy to see during my presentation.

Bringing it Back to JCHS

Today I brought my Keystone product back to JCHS. I had a comic book reading during club block in room 205. I was very happy with the experience and the peoples reaction to my comic. A lot of people showed up to see my comic book and all of them seemed to like it, which makes me feel like my attempt to create a comic book was successful. My last and final step is to make a presentation and slide show. In my presentation, I am planning to talk about Marvel Comics, the processes of making a comic book and maybe give a demonstration of how I drew my main character, Gary Gash. My presentation is on June 5 during C block and is a 40 minute presentation. I look forward to completing this year-long process.

Finishing my Essay

Yesterday I finally completed my essay for keystone. I wrote a research paper on marvel comics. I am pretty happy about how it turned out. It is around 5 pages long and shares some interesting details about the history of Marvel Comics. My next step is bringing it back to JCHS. I am planning to have a comic reading of my comic in an upcoming club block. My keystone is scheduled for June 3rd.

Comic Book Copies

Yesterday I picked up the copies I made of my comic book. They are binded together and are now in book form. Im disappointed in how they turned out because a lot of the original color was lost. I either have to re-color them or go to a different printing place and see if they can do a better job. Although I am happy of how my original copy of the comic turn out in book form. I am hoping my copies turn out well because I plan to donate some copies to the library, so everyone can enjoy my work.

final product completed

I have  completed my final product of my comic book. It was a lot of hard work! The comic is 14 pages long and has been completely drawn and colored. I have to say, this process took me a lot longer then I had expected. I took almost 2 month of me working on it every day. Today I went to a print shop and I have made 5 copies of my comic, which I will pick up tomorrow. I am planning to donate a few copies of the comic to the school library, so everyone can enjoy. My next step is to write a 5 page paper about comic books and their history. I think this should take me around a week.

Thinking about the Comic

Although I have thought of what the comic was going to be about in advanced, I think of a lot of details as a go along. For example, I have to think of the text on the spot and how the characters will look like and what they will be doing in the scene. This is a very time consuming process, but I have had a lot of fun with it so far. It is frightening to me that I do not know how the final product will end up looking.

Working on the Comic

My comic book is going well so far. Im 6 pages in and so far Gary Gash has escaped from the villain. This process of drawing the comic book is a lot more time consuming then I originally thought. I am first drawing everything in pencil and when I am done with the comic in pencil, I will go back over it and add color and more detail. It is very rewarding to see my finished pages and I can not wait to see the completed product. I am still trying to figure out how to bind all the pages together to make it a book.

Comic Book Plot

I have gotten all the supplies to start my comic book already. I purchased a pack of different drawing pencils, fancy white paper, 72 different colored pencil and 50 different markers. My comic book will be about a fencer named Gary Gash, who gets captured by an evil villain after winning a world cup. This villain plans to give him super abilities as well controlling his mind because his plan is to take over the world. Gary Gash wakes up while the villain is giving him the abilities and breaks free. He then beats up the villain and then realizes it is his responsibility to protect the city with his new powers.

Community Service

Over winter break, I had the opportunity to create a community service project for the care to cure organization. This organization raises awareness for childhood cancer. The founder of care to cure and I sat down and decided to make an art project for kids. For each day during the weekend we hosted 5-12 year olds and gave them a theme. This was 2 and a half hours per day. We put the children into groups with a different theme, for example space or the mountains. After this 2 day program their art was put together and framed. This artwork was auctioned off and made over $1000 for the organization. I watched over the children, gave them the art supplies and gave them instructions. It was a very rewarding process.