Frank Santoro has a comic book correspondence course. Here’s the info from the man himself:

SANTORO CORRESPONDENCE COURSE FOR COMIC BOOK MAKERS

SUMMER 2012 – Deadline for applications is May 30th

Application guidelines:

The new course begins June 4th. You can start late if need be. The course is a walk through my process of how to make a 16 page signature. Lots of fast drawing and composition. Lots of simple sequencing. We focus on timing. And color. And working in layers like a printmaker. If you are interested – please send me some work – small jpegs of things you have done. And tell me about yourself a little bit. There are ten spots open right now. I also need to see 3 figure drawings and 3 landscapes – all done on blank 3 x 5 inch index cards in direct pen – no pencil underdrawing. You should be able to do these 6 drawings in less than one hour. Draw fast and loose.

The course is 500 for eight weeks. I ask for a good faith payment once you start – half if possible. If not talk to me and we can work something out.

Basically it can be done on your own time – it is intense for the first four weeks and then you are more on your own. The idea is to use me during those eight weeks as an editor. After the eight weeks I will be less available – so if you don’t finish – that is okay – you can finish on your own time. It has worked well so far as a projected deadline. And if you blow it, so what? You do it when you can. But since so much of comics is about getting it done – I try and get you to work in a system that can get it done.

Check out a comic done for the course by one of my students here.

Email me – capneasyATgmailDOTcom

UPDATE:

Also, Tuesday October 25th at 7pm:

BookCourt with Danica Novgorodoff and Jillian Tamaki.

These events are over:

Friday at the Whitney Museum:

Cartoonists and writers Jessica Abel and Dash Shaw on Friday, Oct 14th from 4-6pm at The Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue & 75th St. The event is free but pre-registration is required at youthinsights@whitney.org.

And at NY Comic-Con at the Javits Center on Sunday:

Spotlight Panel
October 16, 10:45 AM- 11:45 AM, Room 1B01

I will be showing some new comic pages and sections of the animatic (like above) at both.

Yes, I’m taking a trip, flaked out and didn’t organize a bunch of Daily Drawings to be up while I’m gone. I’m going to LA. This Saturday, the 30th, at 1:30 I’m on a panel with Daniel Clowes and Jim Woodring, moderated by Geoff Boucher. Then, I’m going to Stockholm, then Pittsburgh, and then Oslo. I will have more daily drawings to post when I get back from all of this. Thanks!