Go Forth, Be Awesome: Create Comics and Graphic Art

Comic Con 2014 is this week in San Diego!

If you are there basking in the celebrity appearances, or even if you skipped the conference this year, we hope the festivities inspire your own graphic art creativity. Here we list some fantastic courses to bring out the storyteller and artist in all of us:

Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative Vanderbilt University Focused on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings Online, this course explores what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games. Join Now ►

Video Games and Learning University of Wisconsin Video games aren’t just fun, they can be powerful vehicles for learning as well. Join Now ►

Philosophy and the Sciences The University of Edinburgh Learn about the historical and philosophical foundations of contemporary science. Explore cutting-edge debates in the philosophy of the physical sciences and philosophy of the cognitive sciences. Join Now ►

Introduction to Computational Arts State University of New York (SUNY) Multidisciplinary intro and exploration of electronic media in the arts, with some software tutorials. Join Now ►

Writing in the Sciences Stanford University This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, and issues in publication and peer review. Join Now ►