Study Guides and Handouts
This section contains study guides which are geared toward English/literature classes as well as a studio environment. Also available here are handouts useful for class discussion. Several of the study guides contain reading questions designed to facilitate the teaching of prominent comics works. All items are available in printer-friendly adobe .PDF format.
Study Guides:
• The Complete Peanuts Volume I by Charles M. Schulz contributed by Art Baxter
• Buddy in Seattle by Peter Bagge contributed by Ben Towle
• Above and Below by James Sturm contributed anonymously
• Locas: The Maggie and Hopey Stories by Jaime Hernandez contributed by Art Baxter
• Jimbo in Purgatory by Gary Panter contributed by Joel Priddy
• You Can’t Get There From Here by Jason contributed by Christian Hill
• Flies on the Ceiling by Los Bros Hernandez contributed by Rocco Versaci
• My Troubles with Women by Robert Crumb contributed by Rocco Versaci
• Ghost World by Dan Clowes contributed by Rocco Versaci
• Daddy’s Girl by Debbie Drechsler contributed by Rocco Versaci
• Sandman: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman contributed by Rocco Versaci
• Palestine by Joe Sacco contributed by Rocco Versaci
• Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon contributed by Rocco Versaci
• Maus by Art Spiegleman contributed anonymously
Handouts:
• The Creation of a Page contributed by Tom Hart
• Three-Act Story Structure contributed anonymously
• Women in Comics: An Introductory Guide contributed by Trina Robbins
• Critique Talking Points contributed anonymously
• Usagi Yojimbo: Step by Step contributed by Stan Sakai
• Mix and Match Rows: Comics Handouts for Younger Students contributed by Ben Towle
• Comics Terminology contributed anonymously
• How To Read Nancy contributed by Mark Newgarden and Paul Karasik
