Advanced Illustration: COMICS

Committees will meet in class regularly and occasionally arrange meetings outside of class when necessary.

BLUE COMMITTEE EMPTY POCKETS	PINK COMMITTEE 2005 - 2006 Student Book Planning	ORANGE COMMITTEE Book Review and Recommendation	GREEN COMMITTEE "Course Pack" preparation	BROWNISH COMMITTEE Odd Jobs
Britten Stringwell	Dayna Smith	Bertha Chiu	Paul Schaap	Patrick Kinnen
Paul Simon	Simon Breslav	Hasani Tyus	Heidi Butterfield	Abbas Husain
Luke Randall	Stephen Mills	Annette Haines, Field Librarian	•	Rebecca Adams
Lucas O'Bryen	Jerimiah Brown	•	•	Emily Llanes
•	Michelle Bien (finance, budget)	•	•	Liz LeCompte
Responsibilities
• EMPTY POCKETS-related: • publicity • advertising design • retail distribution • store liason • solicitation of reviews • attend SNAP, a local comics festival, man our table • send book to Library of Congress • to remember: all this will benefit your book next year by paving the way.....	• research book formats • brainstorm "special edition" ideas • present ideas to class • cost analysis • contact printers, get estimates • budget, fundraising, pre-order sales to parents, friends, relatives, school administration. • sell advertising? • attend SNAP, a local comics festival, meet publishers and artists, get ideas.	• compile student book reviews (Ctools) • query students for recommendations • attend SNAP, a local comics festival, meet artists, purchase interesting items. • interview/photograph visiting comics artists. • plan exhibit of mini comics to coincide with Fall 2006 Miniature Book Society show in Hatcher Library.	• copy, hole-punch, and collate course materials • develop master list/index of materials with authors, titles, dates • attend SNAP, a local comics festival, man our table. • interview/photograph visiting comics artists. • make recommendations for items to include in course pak.	• scanning • fetch + return projector • web page work • attend SNAP, a local comics festival man our table • plan exhibit of original art to coincide with release of 2005-2006 student book. • collect brief bio from each student, convert to .rtf, take photo or collect self-portraits of each student.
End-Product
• Empty Pockets is available in local stores. • Promotional materials have been designed and produced. • Empty Pockets has been reviewed locally and beyond. • Empty Pockets has been submitted to Library of Congress. • Empty Pockets has been sold at SNAP.	• format and design of new book has been decided, including approximate page count. • budget has been determined. • fund-raising planned and implemented. • printer chosen. • help provided at SNAP.	• book review list compiled for student use. • new books purchased at SNAP. (within budget allowance) • purchase recommendations compiled and submitted to Annette after my approval. • mini-comic exhibit planned.	• make beautiful copies for each and every student, ready to be treasured forever. • compile and distribute descriptive list/TOC of all items. • man table at SNAP other: interview possibilities as they arise.	• scans made as needed. • projectors provided and returned. • student exhibit planned. • student bios and images collected and submitted in consistent format. • man table at SNAP.
SNAP! Comics Festival • Saturday, October 29 • Dearborn, MI