For this exercise, I need to produce a two-page comic narrative of an event. The size of the panels, grid format, and materials are entirely up to you. It could be a black and white strip, full-colour, a combination of both of these approaches, or even including collage elements.
I had to choose from two options of what I will document, between a news story or a domestic event, I chose a news story.
For this option, I will need to compile a reference file. I will need to obtain photo-reference, particularly of the principal characters, but also newsreaders, significant locales, and supporting characters.
My News Story: Turkey Earthquake 06/02/2023
I was thinking about what to do for this exercise and when I looked at the morning news on BBC I noticed what had happened in the early hours.
For my research, I will be using BBC news, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and YouTube.
Photos from the tragedy:
Photos of a BBC newsreader and reporter from ANews (The Guardian):
Photo of tweets from the government:
“Our search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the areas affected,” he wrote.
Photos of diagrams showing the statistics of the earthquake:
Layout with line-work:
Page 1:
Page 2:
Speech balloons and caption squares added:
Page 1:
Page 2:
Text added to speech balloons and caption squares:
Page 1:
Page 2:
Final Design:
Page 1:
Page 2:
Evaluation:
I am very happy with the way these 2 pages turned out. I decided on using different sized panels to make the illustrations stand out. For page 1 I decided on 6 panels which are different sizes and on page 2 I wanted there to be a bold full page illustration as you would have in a comic book or graphic novel. I think from the images and text within these pages you can understand what the news story is about. I chose to do this exercise in monochrome as I have done in a few previous exercises. I really enjoy using different greys and still being able to understand what I am trying to express. I think what really made this was page 2 where the light from the man using an angle grinder behind the man with the sledge hammer.
References:
OCA Learning Log 