117: The Basics of Making Comics - Newark, DE 2025

April 22, 23, 24, 26 3:00 - 6:00 pm The Basics of Making Comics (Theory & Practice) Taught by Nakata "Knack" Whittle, 12+ $109 Member / $120 Non-member Do you like comics? Would you like to make them? Would you like to learn about what goes into making them? This class will teach you the basics of making comics, no matter what your skill level. This includes what goes into writing them, drawing them, and a little bit of the history of what works and why it does. Knack Whittle graduated SVA in 2021, and was taught by many artists and editors such as Klaus Janson, David Mazzucchelli, Alitha Martinez, and Carl Potts (among many more), and is very enthusiastic about passing on their teachings. - Knack Whittle (they/them) is a cartoonist from Cecil County, MD, and one of the illustrators for the best-selling series of graphic novel adaptations of Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley Twins series. Knack graduated from SVA in New York in 2021 with a BFA in Cartooning, and works from home full time as a cartoonist, though they may also be found helping out on occasion at Captain Blue Hen Comics in Newark. In their free time, Knack can be found playing/leading D&D, studying history and historiography, or taking hikes, among other things.