Week 1 out of class

      This week I read the article on Gag writing The article was very encouraging and author believes that anyone can write a comic it just takes continued practice o do it well. The author set down out three steps for writing gag comics, which are situation comics that don't have repeated characters week to week. Step 1 related images, draw a bunch of images that strike your fancy then pick one for your comic. Step 2 wider observations, Think about the setting, who is there and why. Step 3 the problem have the characters facing some sort of problem that leads to the punch line.
        I also started to come up with ideas for our first comic strip for class, which has to involve a professor. So far lots of my ideas cast the professor as an antagonist because I feel that in the beginning of a semester most students are not close to their professors yet or really liking them. If this were an actual serial strip the professor and student could become closer through time, hopefully following the students who are reading the strip.

Additionally I started free drawing some potential characters for the strip. I'm trying to keep the students generic looking so that anybody could cast themselves in their shoes. For the professors I am keeping them older and stereotypical because that way it is less likely that any specific professor on campus might think they are being made fun of.