comic writing

Posts on Wednesdays (Grades 5+)

Course Objective:

In this Comic Writing course, students develop creative writing and storytelling skills through the exciting world of comics while learning character creation, dialogue, pacing, humor, and visual storytelling techniques.

Course Description:

Our Comic Writing course for kids is an exciting 8-week online class designed for students in grades 5+ who love comics, drawing, storytelling, and creative writing. In this fun and interactive program, students learn how to turn their ideas into original comics filled with humor, action, and imagination.

Throughout this comic writing course for kids, students explore the essential building blocks of comic storytelling, including panels, dialogue, pacing, tone, character development, and visual humor. Each week introduces new skills through engaging lessons, guided activities, and creative comic projects.

Students will create:

  • Single-panel comics
  • Funny gag strips
  • Emotion-based comics
  • Lesson comics
  • Multi-panel story comics
  • Original heroes and sidekicks
  • A final long comic project

As students progress through the comic writing course for kids, they will gain confidence in writing, planning stories, expressing emotions, and using words and pictures together to communicate clearly.

By the end of the course, every student will complete an original comic story that showcases their creativity, storytelling skills, and unique voice.

This comic writing course for kids is perfect for students who enjoy graphic novels, superheroes, humor, drawing, and imaginative storytelling. It is a great way to strengthen writing skills while having fun creating comics each week.

$175

Course Outline:

Week 1:         How do comics tell stories?

Week 2:         What is tone in comics?

Week 3:         What is the story structure of a comic?

Week 4:         Comedy timing and joke timing

Week 5:         Lesson Comics – Teaching through Stories

Week 6:         What is Emotion in Comics?

Week 7:         Creating Comics from Structured Prompts

Week 8:         Finishing Your Comic

 

In this comic writing course, kids create original comics, characters, gag strips, and longer stories while building writing skills.