Spring 2027

Making Comics 1

Introduction to making comics as a subject and means of academic inquiry, learning various ways to make pictures and stories using class materials.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Lynda Barry

The course was rated as easy, with the reviewer noting they were able to explore art in the way they wanted.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Translate autobiographical stories, interviews and fictional stories into illustrative comics form.

  • Illustrate, label, and compose on a daily basis in journaling style.

  • Identify and apply methodologies for teaching others to create comics.

  • Read, analyze and discuss a wide variety of comics and comics related articles.

  • Develop technical facility with materials involved in making comics including basic ink pens, color pencils, watercolor, Chinese ink and brush, and different types of drawing papers.

  • Design, create and assemble a 32-page publication as a final project

  • Will use comics as a means of academic inquiry, along with active engagement with the latest research and scholarly activity of the use of comics in their field of study.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ART 307 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LYNDA BARRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LAB 002Classroom Instruction0 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Lynda Barry

Students found Lynda Barry to be an incredibly caring and inspirational teacher who helped them delve into art creatively.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.78 GPA, 84.4% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 84.4% A/AB (n=32 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Lynda Barry

The course was rated as easy, with the reviewer noting they were able to explore art in the way they wanted.

Past student reviews · Lynda Barry

A student felt the instructor helped them come out of their shell and completely changed how they thought about art.

Topics

  • Comics as a subject and means of academic inquiry.
  • Methodologies for teaching others to create comics.
  • Reading, analyzing, and discussing comics and related articles.

Skills

  • Translating autobiographical, interview, and fictional stories into illustrative comics form.
  • Illustrating, labeling, and composing in a daily journaling style.
  • Developing technical facility with ink pens, color pencils, watercolor, Chinese ink and brush, and drawing papers.
  • Using comics as a means of academic inquiry and engaging with related research.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ART 307 · Spring 2027

Making Comics 1

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
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