Primary/Junior (Gr. 2-5) "The superlative "Adventures in Cartooning"... was a first-rate adventure story and clever comics primer... This follow-up offers a hands-on approach to creating sequential narrative that (interested kids) will not be able to resist. Slimmer and lighter on story, the narrative of a knight and (an... ) elf questing for fun in... a rainstorm is seamlessly woven into various activities meant to sharpen children's understanding of, and skill with, the rudiments of sequential art. All the... bases are covered: illustrating expressions, characters, objects, and actions; using codes (like speed lines), perspective, dialogue, and sound effects; and panel sequencing and efficiency... culminates in a mapped-out array of blank panels for producing an entire story. Nothing else quite like this take on understanding and making comics exists... few things in the future are likely to capture its charm, though there is... an issue with its built-in, print-specific limitations: be ready to xerox all the activity pages... " - Booklist, Apr 15/10.

At head of title on cover: Center for Cartoon Studies presents.