As the comic project in New Haven ends, one of its students - Zenon, aka "Z" - has started her own webcomic:
Moosey Moose and Gosh!
Keep in mind she's 10, so don't be overly critical of the art, which is entirely mouse drawn (her hand drawn art is much better).
The characters of Moosey Moose and Gosh were created by Z over the course of the CCP, so this is the first webcomic directly spawned by the Create a Comic Project. It's proof that the CCP really is accomplishing its goals of promoting creative writing and webcomics. Groovy!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
5/9 and 5/10 Pictures
The Session Gallery and the Workshop Gallery have finally been updated with pictures of the 5/9 and 5/10 gatherings, respectively.
Comic Genesis is still having issues with updating regularly, so it took a while for the gallery pages to update.
Comic Genesis is still having issues with updating regularly, so it took a while for the gallery pages to update.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
5/23/07 Pictures
The CCP's Misc. Gallery has several new photos taken on 5/23. These photos include pictures of the submission box and of the library's second floor. I also uploaded a stitched together picture giving a 90-degree view of the entryway of the Children's Room.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
CCP Walkthrough Video
CCP Walkthrough
I shot this 5/23/07. The children's room was empty due to a party going on in the lower floors, so I took advantage of the situation and shot this video. It gives a good picture of the facility in the library I use for the CCP.
I shot this 5/23/07. The children's room was empty due to a party going on in the lower floors, so I took advantage of the situation and shot this video. It gives a good picture of the facility in the library I use for the CCP.
Friday, May 25, 2007
5/24/07 Workshop
The May 24 workshop went as planned. There were soccer team tryouts for the boys, so attendance was lower than usual - only about 10 kids total. I don't know how many comics they produced yet.
One unfortunate incident occurred with the second group. A 12 year old girl - Lakisha - decided it would be fun to start disrupting the activities by making noises. She refused to listen to me or the other supervisor. Then she began to harass the other students by insulting their clothes and started referring to me as "cracker," the first time that particular epithet has been thrown at me, though not my first encounter with racism (most the slurs directed at me in the past have tended to focus on my non-Caucasian half rather than my Celtic origins).
Several students left because of Lakisha's verbal abuse and others moved into the hallway to do their work without distractions. Because of her actions, Lakisha was banned from the CCP and the DYCLC.
Lakisha is only the second child ever to be barred from participating in the CCP. The first such barring was in the library when a young male child started kicking another student and then tried to stab the other with his pencil. He was promptly expelled from the CCP and from the library in general.
Despite the incident, I'm trying to keep a positive outlook. Several of the students still managed to make some good comics and I managed to pass out several comic tournament registration forms. Hopefully I can convince some of the DYCLC kids to attend the CMT.
One unfortunate incident occurred with the second group. A 12 year old girl - Lakisha - decided it would be fun to start disrupting the activities by making noises. She refused to listen to me or the other supervisor. Then she began to harass the other students by insulting their clothes and started referring to me as "cracker," the first time that particular epithet has been thrown at me, though not my first encounter with racism (most the slurs directed at me in the past have tended to focus on my non-Caucasian half rather than my Celtic origins).
Several students left because of Lakisha's verbal abuse and others moved into the hallway to do their work without distractions. Because of her actions, Lakisha was banned from the CCP and the DYCLC.
Lakisha is only the second child ever to be barred from participating in the CCP. The first such barring was in the library when a young male child started kicking another student and then tried to stab the other with his pencil. He was promptly expelled from the CCP and from the library in general.
Despite the incident, I'm trying to keep a positive outlook. Several of the students still managed to make some good comics and I managed to pass out several comic tournament registration forms. Hopefully I can convince some of the DYCLC kids to attend the CMT.
5/23/07 Session
The 5/23 session - the second to last one - was canceled at the last minute. The library's donors decided to have a party and scheduled it for 5 PM on Wednesday. The result was the library closed down for all public traffic. I had one girl who gave me some comics she worked on at home; that was the extent of what I collected.
I took the opportunity of being all alone in the Children's Room to take some pictures of the work area. I'll post those under the "Misc. Gallery" when I have a chance. I also made a 3 minute video walk through of the Children's Room, showing a few places that are relevant to the CCP. I'll post that to YouTube soon.
I just hope next week's session isn't interrupted. It's the last one before I move.
I took the opportunity of being all alone in the Children's Room to take some pictures of the work area. I'll post those under the "Misc. Gallery" when I have a chance. I also made a 3 minute video walk through of the Children's Room, showing a few places that are relevant to the CCP. I'll post that to YouTube soon.
I just hope next week's session isn't interrupted. It's the last one before I move.
Technical Difficulties
Comicgenesis is having problems with the updater, which is why new comics haven't been posted. I'm back on my main computer, so I will post new images when CG is operational again.
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