Narrative Techniques for Graphic Novels
The Jabberwocky poem and the hero's cycle
A course by Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez , Artist
About the video: The Jabberwocky poem and the hero's cycle
Overview
“In this lesson, we will take the Jabberwocky poem by Lewis Carroll as the basis for our narrative. We will use the intention / action of each paragraph to be the guide of the action and insert in the action, our characters (archetypes) to the situations of the paragraphs.”
In this video lesson Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez addresses the topic: The Jabberwocky poem and the hero's cycle, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Techniques for Graphic Novels. Learn to use drawing as a tool to write with images, while creating a comic book .
Partial transcription of the video
“THE JABBERWOCKY POEM AND THE HERO CYCLE In this lesson we will see the idea of Jabberwocky and the hero's cycle. Jabberwocky's poem comes out in the Lewis Carroll novel, in Alice's second novel, which is called "Alice through the Looking Glass." It is a cult poem and several artists have created material, stories, based on it, among them Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. The poem has seven paragraphs and each paragraph has invented words They are open to interpret freely. The poem perfectly illustrates the hero's cycle. The hero's cycle is a concept of Joseph Campbell, where he talks about the ...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Techniques for Graphic Novels
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Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez
A course by Charles Glaubitz Gonzalez
Charles Glaubitz has always been a fan of comics. When he was a child, he recalls reading the Mexican translation of the comic "Sagrado Corazón", which awoke his life-long passion for the craft. In 2013, he created his first comic zine "The Crystal Sigil", which became the first of many.
His work has been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, How Magazine, Print Magazine. Charles’s artwork has been featured in Juxtapoz Magazine, Juxtapoz Illustration 2 Book, The Upset Gestalen, Pictoplasma. His comic work has been acclaimed by American Best Comics 2012. His artwork has also been exhibited at San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, Oceanside Museum of Contemporary Art, Museo Carrillo Gil México City, Museo de Arte Zapopan.
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