My Comic Book
Published on May 19, 2016
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Then, I started working...
As you already know, the Civil War was won by the Union. The Confederacy didn't agree with the Union on certain things like the economy, states' rights, and slavery. The Union ended up overpowering the Confederates, thus winning the war.
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But Im not here to tell you about the Civil War details...
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I decided to answer this question by making a comic book. I wanted to see what it's like. I wanted to know the process that was used, and how much work it would take. Little did I know, it was not a one man job...
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How I (attempted to) made this...
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First, I had to do tons of research on the Civil War. I had to find out their living conditions, thoughts, and the environment in the war. I found out how harsh and awful their living was. Aside from that, I had to learn the timeline and events that occurred. I had to put myself in their position... And their position was harsh.
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Second, I had to write a story. I had to create a believable plot that would answer my driving question. This involved deciding a "changing battle", creating steps to get there, and creating the further events that follow. It's challenging to make a great story anyway, let alone make one historically accurate.
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My story ended up being set in the time of the battle of Antietam Creek. This was the best decision considering everyone thought this battle would end the war. In history, the people thought wrong, but in my story they were right.
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The war ended at this battle, changing history forever...
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The last step was to draw. This part probably took the most time, even though it was never finished. I needed to create panels and paste my story dialogue inside. The art was harder to accomplish, and wasn't completely finished because of it.
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I also learned how to use Haiku Deck. This helped me create this very presentation.
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I had to learn how to make pictures for slides and change different fonts. Haiku Deck is very a simple way to make an awesome presentation. The text is automatic to fit the space needed and is so much better to use; rather than hassling with text boxes and text sizes. I also learned that Ginger doesn't like certain applications such as this.
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And obviously, I learned tons of information about the Civil War. I researched things from the battle's to the spies in the Civil War era.
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From this project I learned that making a comic book is hard work, especially on your own. Not only that, but making historical fiction is hard its self.
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So where is the comic book? Well, I actually could never finish the comic book with all the intricate drawings and finishes. I could barely draw some of the pages needed. But, I tried.
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But this is not a complete failure...
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I learned more about the Civil War and more about creating a comic book. This project helped improve my art and story writing, along with many morals and understandings of Civil War life.
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BYE!
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