Introduction to Autobiographical Comics
What is an autobiographical comic?
A course by Mariano Diaz Prieto , Cartoonist and Illustrator
Joined September 2018
About the video: What is an autobiographical comic?
Overview
“In this lesson I tell you what autobiography is in the comic and the history of this format. In addition I will talk about the differences with the literary autobiography and the graphic memories. ”
In this video lesson Mariano Diaz Prieto addresses the topic: What is an autobiographical comic?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Autobiographical Comics. Learn to turn your own experiences into short comics.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well now that they know who I am and know a little about my influences, let's see what it is or what it is Make an autobiographical comic. Do you accompany me? In this lesson we will see a little what is an autobiographical comic and what particularities it has. The first thing to say about the autobiographical comic is that it is a very particular literary format where experiences, personal moments in cartoons are told, that is, in cartoon boxes. There are different variants, different ways of doing it, That is why we will see examples around this situation. There are people who prefer to ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Autobiographical Comics
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Storyboard, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Mariano Diaz Prieto
A course by Mariano Diaz Prieto
Mariano Díaz, also known as Marianoenelmundo, has a long career as an illustrator for publishers in Spain and Latin America. In more recent history, he has focused his efforts on producing autobiographical vignettes in four panels that he creates on paper with watercolor and shares on his social media and his blog.
In addition to the series of short cartoons he posts online, he has published two silent books, Mondo babosa and Doña Elba, that tell fantasy stories.
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