Outside the Panels: Comics, the Classroom, and the Creative Life

A lifelong fan of comics and other media that made him an outsider, CJ Standal analyzes the stories and the medium he loves, his experience as a teacher (especially his years creating and teaching a graphic novel class), and the culmination of his childhood dream: creating comics!

Publisher Marketing: Outside the Panels Introduction The Trouble with Books E or Not to E (Book)? The Wire: It's Not TV, It's Not Even HBO--It's Better Comics James Robinson's Starman The Unrepentant Collector Rolling Blackouts People Over Politics The Forbidden Chamber: An Interview with Sarah Searle About Gothic Tales of Haunted Love A Ghost of a Chance: An Interview with Hien Pham About Gothic Tales of Haunted Love Hope Nicholson Talks Gothic Tales of Haunted Love History of Informational Comics: World War II and Post-War Government Comics Comic Collecting--Hoarding? Objet D'Art: The Standard of Ur The Classroom Opening the Doors to Comics in the Classroom Comics in the Classroom Revisited: Looking on the Sunnier Side of Teaching Graphic Novels Leaving the Comics Classroom Exercises in Cartooning The Creative Life Creating Rebirth of the Gangster (Parts 1-9) The Seeds of Rebirth of the Gangster: Pruning the Comic's Family Tree of Influences Big Fish in a Small Con Small Fish in a Big Con (Parts 1 and 2) Running a Successful Kickstarter Review Quotes : "Standal has great range as a writer" Fanbase Press "C.J [Standal]. is good at breaking down people, and situations, to where we feel for them and can even imagine ourselves in their situations." Comic Booked Publisher Marketing : Curated from his writings for Graphic Policy--covering everything from a childhood love of superheroes to an ongoing exploration of more mature comics and geeky experiences--CJ Standal offers deep analysis into one of the hottest media today and the life of those who grew up loving that medium: comics. A former high school English teacher, one who created and ran a graphic novel class, Standal reflects on his experiences designing and teaching such a unique course. Get in on the ground floor of one of the most exciting movements in education! A critically acclaimed comic creator in the last five years, Standal covers the process of creating a comic: taking an idea from outline to script to comic page. Not only that, but Standal walks the reader through the steps of publication and running a successful Kickstarter. With something for everyone--autobiographical essays on being a geek, analysis of some of the medium's best stories and movements, a guide on how to produce and sell comics-- Outside the Panels is a treat for casual readers, educators, and creators alike! Contributor Bio: Standal, Cj Rebirth of the Gangster was CJ's first comic work, but he has been active as a writer in other contexts before that and will shortly release B.A.E. Wulf from Markosia Publishing. He wrote for the now-defunct Slant and is now writing for Graphic Policy; he also writes a blog at his own site, cjstandalproductions.com. He used to teach high school English, including a class on graphic novels, bringing his lifelong love of comics to academia; now, he writes and works with software full-time. When not writing, he can be found snuggling up for a good read next to his girlfriend and cat in Wisconsin.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 306 | Publication Date: 2020-01-01