The comics page

The story
In 1993, I taught a course called Cartooning. We explored what makes something funny, and the unique skill of communicating the maximum amount of information in a minimum amount of space. The curriculum included the development of single panel cartoons, both funny and political/editorial/timely. Students also had to develop a daily strip including the storyline, character development, unique character gestures and styles. We had a lot of fun. Below are some samples of student work.

Mitch Baker






Illustration by Mitch for ClockTower Studio

Eric Reynolds


Joe Turner and Russell Benson


Backlash by Kevin Blankenship




Non Sequitor by Sean Ashby




Brandon Dalton and Chuck Ackerly


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