The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design
Presentation
A course by Carlos Pacheco , Comic Artist
Joined February 2016
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you some things about myself and my professional career.”
In this video lesson Carlos Pacheco addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design. Learn to design the layout, sketches, lighting, and finishes for comic strips.
Partial transcription of the video
“Welcome to the comics course. And, in particular, superhero comics. Let's try to go deeper on how to draw a comic strip starring these very particular guys. And I will be the one in charge of guiding you. through this stormy world of beings with capes and pajamas. My name is Carlos Pacheco, professional comic book artist. In particular, I focused my work in the superhero world. I work for Marvel, DC, independent companies. I worked with almost all the characters from both companies. With Superman, Superman and Batman. Justice League, X-men, Avengers. Fantastic Four, Captain America, etc. An...”
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Course summary for: The Superhero Comic: Narrative and Graphic Design
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Narrative, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Carlos Pacheco
A course by Carlos Pacheco
Carlos Pacheco (1961-2022) was a professional comic book artist. He worked in the US comic industry for companies such as Marvel and DC, with forays into independent comics.
Throughout his career, he worked on collections of popular characters like Avengers, X-Men, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Superman, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Justice League of America.
His work was recognized with numerous awards such as the 1996 Revelation Author by Wizard magazine, Best Spanish Author by the readers of specialist magazine Dolmen, Best Spanish Comic Cartoonist by the Granada Comic Fair in 2001, and by the 2004 Fantastic and Horror Film Week in Estepona, Málaga. In addition, his own series, created alongside US screenwriter Kurt Busiek, was nominated for the prestigious Eisner awards in 2004. In 2010, he was awarded the Andalusian Comic prize at the Granada International Comic Fair.
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