How comics are made: a visual history from the drawing board to the printed page

Part 1. Wood to metal : early era to 1910s

Making multiples

CMYellowKid

It's no joke Part 2. The reign of metal : 1920s-1950s

Syndication in metal

Always rely on the Ben Day artist

Peanuts tours the Des Moines printing plant Part 3. Picture this : 1960s-1970s

Dawn of the dots

From Good grief to metal relief

The week in Doonesbury that wasn't Part 4. Flatland, the offset transition : 1980s-1990s

Printing Sundays in colour

Painting daily comics

People of Color in black and white Part 5. Pixel perfect : 2000s onward

Traditional media in modern times

Webcomics and beyond.