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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Publishing for the Comic Industry
Course: ART220

First Term: 2009 Fall
 Lecture   3 Credit(s)   3 Period(s)   3 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S


Description: Understanding of the comics industry. Includes researching, marketing, packaging, and distributing comics. Emphasis on selling and submitting to comics?tm) publishers and understanding contracts and copyrights involved in the process of publishing comics.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Critique the comics industry, and the recent trends in content, marketing, and format. (I)
2. Research comic publishers and outline the guidelines for submission or skills and properties. (II)
3. Investigate intellectual properties and pertinent contracts and copyrights commonly used in the comic publishing industry. (III)
4. Outline the steps involved with the pursuit of self-publishing comics, including, but not limited to, packaging, printing, and distribution. (IV)
5. Detect and analyze the importance of self-promotion strategies used within the comics industry. (V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Industry Trends
   A. Content
   B. Marketing
   C. Formats
   D. Conventions
   E. Self-promotion
II. Publisher Submission Guidelines
   A. Artists
   B. Writers
   C. Creators
III. Legality
   A. Intellectual properties
   B. Contracts
   C. Copyrights
IV. Self-Publishing
   A. Packaging
   B. Printing
   C. Distributing
V. Self-Promotion
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  6/23/2009

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