Comic Book Covers

A Fun Illustration Lesson With a Video Introduction

​Comic books have been around since the 1930's and are a great theme to explore for an art project. Famous Funnies, is the first comic book created in the United States, and Action Comics was the first Super Hero Comic Book. That first edition is worth over $3,000,000!

The video below will walk you through my introduction and exploration of comic book covers as a lesson for art students. I encourage them to sketch out ideas first, and seek out peer and teacher feedback before starting on a final version. Parody can be a fun hook to gain student interest, or a mash-up of characters that might not normally meet. Students who have already developed their own characters might want to make a more serious professional version. Students could also be tasked to create themselves as a character, hero or the villain. Those who dabble in Japanese Anime style art can certainly express their style in this lesson. I encourage students to be as original as possible, as that is included in my rubric.
 
My book, "The Art Student's Workbook" includes some project planning pages for this exploration and rubrics. 

Video Introduction: