This camp is currently full, but we strongly encourage you to add your child to the waiting list if you are interested in attending. It is very common for spaces to become available before camp begins. To be added to the wait list please click on the "Register Now" button to the right.
Spend the week with two award-winning comic book artists, learning to create your own comic book, manga series or cartoon strip. You'll work on perfecting your drawing and coloring techniques, and learn how to create characters, write dialogue and develop a storyline. You'll participate in guided activities and critiques, designed to hone your technical and critical thinking skills. Time will be spent each day on a final project of your own design, which will be published in the Annual SAUGA Comic Book Anthology. Everyone works at their own pace, so students of all skill levels are welcome. Open to students ages 11-17.
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80603
Day and Overnight Camp Options Available
8:30am-3:30pm
Day Camp - $320
- Optional Extended Day (Legion Pool) - $25
Overnight Camp - $670
Partial financial assistance may be available for students who need it. To request assistance, please follow the directions listed in the Financial Aid Request form, which is located on the right hand side of this page. If you have any questions about the process, please call us at 706-542-3537 or email us at questions [at] georgiacenter [dot] uga [dot] edu.
Eleanor Davis is a cartoonist and illustrator, and received her B.A. in Sequential Art from Savannah College of Art and Design. She has created critically-acclaimed comics for both youth and adults, and was the recipient of the 2009 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award. Her first children’s graphic novel, Stinky, received a 2009 American Library Association Geisel Honor Award; her second novel, The Secret Science Alliance and the Copy-Cat Crook, was nominated for a 2010 Eisner Award in the “Best Publication for Kids” category. Eleanor’s work has also appeared in Nickelodeon Magazine, as well as the comics anthologies MOME and Houghton Mifflin’s Best American Comics 2008. Eleanor is a native of Tucson, Arizona, and currently lives and works in Athens, GA, with her husband and co-instructor, Drew Weing. This is Eleanor’s fourth year as a Summer Academy instructor.
Drew Weing is a cartoonist with a B.A. in Sequential Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His debut graphic novel, Set to Sea, was published by Fantagraphics Books in 2010, and has since received accolades from numerous organizations and media outlets, including NPR, BoingBoing.net and New York Magazine. It was named one of the Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens by Booklist in 2010 and by the ALA in 2011. Drew is also well known for his webcomic, Pup, which won the Web Cartoonists Choice Award for Best Use of Infinite Canvas in 2005. His work has also been published in Nickelodeonand Disney Adventures. Drew lives in Athens, GA with his wife and co-instructor Eleanor Davis. This is Drew’s fourth year as a Summer Academy instructor.
Students will be provided with all the paper, pencils, pens and ink necessary to complete their projects. You are welcome to bring your own materials to work with if you choose. A detailed list of supplies needed for your camp program will be emailed to you two weeks before camp begins.