SESSION 2 (1PM ET):
MAKER COMICS
FALYNN KOCH, JP COOVERT, SARAH MYER, AND ROBYN CHAPMAN
SESSION 2 (1PM ET):
MAKER COMICS
FALYNN KOCH, JP COOVERT, SARAH MYER, AND ROBYN CHAPMAN
Join Falynn Koch (Maker Comics: Bake Like a Pro), JP Coovert (Maker Comics: Draw a Comic), Sarah Myer (Maker Comics: Create a Costume), and First Second Editor Robyn Chapman as they discuss the Maker Comics series and what it takes to create an entertaining and instructional comic book. You’ll also learn creative and fun DIY ideas for at-home learning!
Falynn Koch is a writer and illustrator from Buffalo, New York, who loves traveling with her husband, Tucker, and her dog, Ghost. She has a master’s degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design, is a graduate from the International Culinary Center, and is the former owner of a mac ‘n’ cheese food truck. This is her third book with First Second; the first two are Science Comics: Bats and Science Comics: Plagues.
JP Coovert lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he spends his time making as much rad artwork as possible. On the side, he co-runs a record and comic label called One Percent Press. He’s written and drawn almost fifty comics, including his ongoing series, Simple Routines. JP wants to create cool stuff forever, like illustrating every animal on the planet, creating a library full of kids books, and painting a mural on the moon!
Sarah Myer is a comic and storyboard artist hailing from a ten-acre farm in White Hall, Maryland. An old-school anime fan, Sarah has attended anime/comic conventions as a fan and artist alley participant since 1999. She has constructed and worn over fifty costumes. Maker Comics: Create a Costume! is Sarah’s first graphic novel with First Second.
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Today is the first day of Sage’s magical internship! Her fellow wizards-in-training get to study pyromancy and transfiguration, but Sage has been assigned an internship in…baking? She doesn’t think that sounds fun, or particularly magical! But her instructor, Korian, insists that baking is a tasty form of alchemy. In an enchanted kitchen where the ingredients insist that you eat them, Sage learns the simple science behind baking—and that’s the best kind of magic trick!
In Bake Like a Pro!, you’ll learn how different combination of proteins, fats, and liquids will result in textures that lend themselves to perfect pies, breads, cookies, and more! Follow these simple recipes, and you’ll be able to bake a pizza and frost a cake—no magic necessary!
Follow the easy step-by-step instructions and you can make:
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Cornbread
- Banana bread
- Pizza dough
- Cheesy biscuits
- Apple pies
- Sponge cake with Swiss buttercream frosting
- Lemon meringue pie
Order Maker Comics: Draw a Comic here!
The International Comics Library is in a lot of trouble! If Maggie can’t come up with $500,000 in a week, Dr. Carl is going to bulldoze her grandfather’s library and turn it into a parking lot! To save the day, she’ll need all her comic drawing skills, the loyal library watchdog, and her new assistant (that’s you!).
With Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! you’ll learn to create and print your own comics books! Follow these simple steps to sketch out your story ideas and ink a comic page. Learn which art supplies are best for drawing comics—you can use a pen, a brush, or even a computer! With the help of photocopy machine, you can even self-publish your own comics and share them with your friends!
In this book you will learn how to:
- Write a comic script
- Draw a comic strip
- Draw and print a one-page comic
- Create thumbnail sketches
- Pencil a comic
- Ink a comic
- Print and bind a multi-page comic
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With Maker Comics: Create a Costume! you can create fun, easy, budget-friendly costumes. And you don’t have to start from scratch: a few simple modifications can transform thrift store clothes into a variety of costumes. Even mastering the sewing machine isn’t as hard as it looks! You can make amazing costumes—all you need are the right tools, a little know-how, and a lot of imagination.
Follow the easy step-by-step instructions and you can make these costumes!
- Magical girl (or boy!)
- Witch or wizard
- Animal hoodie
- Space traveler or astronaut
- Superhero (or villain!)
- Alien or monster