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Take an 11x17 inch piece of paper and cut it down to 10 ¼ x 13 ½ inches. Fold this piece of paper in half.
Measure in 3/8ths of an inch from the top and the sides, and 3/8ths of an inch from the center fold. Measure in 3/4s of an inch from the bottom. This will make a 6 x 9 inch live area on your 10 ¼ x 13 ½ inch paper.
Make copies of this “spread”. Do your layouts at this size.
Draw your original artwork at 10 x 15 inches. Use 11x17 inch paper - make a 10x15 inch live area on the paper. Measure in ¼ inch on each side and a ¼ inch from the top to situate your 10x15 inch live area within the 11x17 inch paper. See video.
Make three equal “landscape” oriented tiers on each live area. The top tier and the bottom tier must have two 5x3 panels. The center tier may be open completely to make one 5x10 inch panel or two 5x3 inch panels. Again see video for clarity.
The top tier and the bottom tier MUST have two panels. The center tier may have one panel or two. You may use the 6-panel grid throughout the entire 14-page story but one of the pages MUST have an open center panel. All of the pages may have an open center panel. Each page will have either 5 or 6 panels.
Watch THIS video and THIS video for context. Pay attention to the parts about opening up the center.
You may break up your panels like this:
14 pages and two covers. Meaning seven spreads and a front and back cover. A 16 page signature.
Work may be in color OR black and white – OR – a combination of both.
International students must use the same specs. No complaining.
It is recommended that you draw the pages on 11x17 paper with a 10x15 inch live area. It is recommended that you print your comic at traditional North American comic book size - which is 6 ¾ x 10 ¼. Again, see video.
THE STORY MUST BE COMPLETE. SERIAL INSTALLMENTS of a longer narrative ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. THE STORY MUST BE NEW. IF YOU REPURPOSE AN OLD STORY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Consider this an exercise in short story writing. I think the 16 page signature is ideal to contain a short story. Adaptations of existing works are not eligible. Like, you can’t copy a sequence from a movie.
To submit your comic to the composition:
Photograph or scan your pages and post them on your tumblr AS SPREADS. If you don’t have a tumblr – make one just for this contest. No exceptions! No complaining! Post the front cover as the lead image and the back cover as the final image and put your name and the title of the work in the text field and that it is for the Comics Workbook Composition Competition 2017.
Email me – santoroschoolATgmailDOTcom – that you have posted your entry to your tumblr and give me a direct link to the post – and I will reblog it on to the comicsworkbook tumblr.
I will be posting them – reblogging them – on comicsworkbook as they come in. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I will, however, only be posting stories that stick to the RULES. If you don’t follow the rules, I will not reblog the story and you won’t be eligible for the prizes.
I will reblog them as quickly as I can and keep the list of entries updated - if you do not see your entry right away do not panic - I will make every effort to keep the list up to date but as long as you get your entry submitted correctly via email before the deadline your work will be in the competition. Last year we had over 100 entries and near the end things were hectic - so be patient.
Any questions about the competition – please email me.
The competition is open to all. You do not have to be a former student of mine. Former students of mine ARE eligible to compete, as are winners of previous competitions.
Again, if you have any questions about the rules please ask. Better to ask and be safe than to be mad when I disqualify you over some missed detail. Seriously.
Again, if you have any questions about the rules please ask. Better to ask and be safe than to be mad when I disqualify you over some missed detail. Seriously.
Work may be in color OR black and white – OR – a combination of both.
You MAY have panel gutters. You MAY work digitally. And you MAY work as a team.
Remember! Email me – santoroschoolATgmailDOTcom – that you have posted your entry to your tumblr – I will reblog it.
DEADLINE is Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 11:59 pm NYC time
Winners will be announced the following week.
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GOOD LUCK!
signed Frank Santoro
It’s that time of year again. Comics people of all stripes, if you’re not already up to your nostrils in a comics project (or three), get working on this! The Comics Workbook Composition Competition is a BEAST designed to get the most out of you and your comics.
Get on it. I’m excited to see your submissions as they begin to populate the CW tumblr.
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