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English I: Comics Creators

Comic Creation/Hosting Websites

  • Bitstrips
    Many options and good graphics. Free registration.
  • Bubblr
    Bubblr is a tool to create comic strips using photos from Flickr
  • Comic Master
    UK site. Create your own Graphic Novels. Free registration. Comic Master provides students with a rich library of backgrounds and characters that they can use to create comic books and graphic novels. These comics can be shared for free with friends and  on social media websites
  • Glogster
    Make your own online poster. Basic membership is free.
    Hasbro Kids
  • Make Beliefs Comix - This is a great platform that students can use to practice their writing through generating strip comics. Students are provided with a wide variety of characters, objects, speech bubbles, and thought cubes to use to create their stories. After they are done they can download, print or share their work through popular social media websites.
  • Storyboard That - This site  provides a wide variety of services and options for students to tinker with when creating their comics but this comes at a price that is almost 6 dollars a month. The free version gives you only 14 days trial and does not allow you to upload your own images to use in comics.
  • Witty Comics - Witty Comics is a simple to use web tool for students to generate comic dialogues. A set of Pre-drawn background scenes and characters are already provided and students will only select the ones they want to feature in their comics.

Comics Terminology

http://www.comicsineducation.com/the-language-of-comics.html

What is a Graphic Novel

MakeBeliesComix

Simple graphics. Easy to use and no registration required.

ToonDoo

Creaza Cartoonist for the iPad

This website has “thematic universes: historical periods, fairy-tales, fantasy worlds, and current challenges, such as climate/environment.”

Comic Life (30 day trial)