ashley nortman

An eight-page nonfiction comic studying how sound works in comics form, ways makers can approach using sound devices, and the potentials of visualized sound outside of comics. This piece was made possible through the Marcus Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Literature Review

Some of my sketch notes and annotations of previous comics scholarship.

Planning the Comic

Outlines mapping out the scope of the comic, including narrative flow, page count, and the themes of each page

Sketches of page designs