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Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga

This guide was originally created for students of English 218 studying Comics and the Graphics Novel in Professor Baraw's American Experience and Literature Course at Southern Connecticut State University.

Creating Comics

A list of resources for learning how to create comics and graphic novels:

Canva
"Canva’s comic strips maker is so simple to use that you don’t even need to be a professional cartoonist, artist or designer to create something magical."

4 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Comics
The features of the following sites are described:MakeBeliefsComix, MarvelKids, Pixton, ToonDoo, StripcGenerator and Pikistrips.

Comic Master
Comic Master is an interactive Web 2.0 tool that allows you to easily create your own comic books/graphic novels.