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Ant Exploration Comic

Illustrators & scientists working together to create an engaging and educational comic for students.

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Ant Exploration Comic

Ant Exploration Comic

Ant Exploration Comic

Ant Exploration Comic

Ant Exploration Comic

Illustrators & scientists working together to create an engaging and educational comic for students.

Illustrators & scientists working together to create an engaging and educational comic for students.

Illustrators & scientists working together to create an engaging and educational comic for students.

Illustrators & scientists working together to create an engaging and educational comic for students.

Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins
1 Campaign |
New York, United States
$2,845 USD 53 backers
177% of $1,600 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

 

Hi everyone! We've added a new perk because we've run out of the 'Your Favorite Insect' and are nearly full on the color one. 

Our new perk is a silkscreened poster, designed for this project and hand-pulled by one of our scientists and illustrators, Carly Tribull. 

 

11 x 14 inches, on glorious red or traditional white paper. 


Thank you to everyone who has already contributed! We can't say enough about how much we apprecaite your support!



Creating An Ant Comic

Our team of illustators & scientists are coming together to create an engaging learning resource for students that will help them be more sucessful in the classroom. 

The anthology will be around 30 pages and will include a series of unique stories by our six illustrators. From leaf cutter ants in the tropical rainforest to ancient ants in the Jurassic Period, each comic piece will explore a different theme in the amazing world of ants

Once printed, this comic will be used to reach over 240 students at three New York City public schools. We are all passionate about education and hope that you will join us in creating this comic so that we may insipire the next generation of artists & researchers.

The Impact

This comic anthology will be used to teach students scientific inquiry skills and build thier understanding of how species interact with their environments. By using ants as a 'model organism' we can introduce other topics relating to ecology, climate and conservation.

We are working with two 6th and two 7th grade teachers to use the comic, along with other learning resources, in their classrooms. Students will use the comic in lessons and as a part of their sampling experiment of ants around their school.

This is in collaberation with the School of Ants project - a citizen scientist driven study of ants that live in urban areas, particularly around homes and schools. All resources, including the digital copy of the comic, will be available free for teachers & educators on the Your Wild Life lab website. 

Our Team 

Andrew Collins - Graduate student at Columbia University 
Phil Barden - PhD student at AMNH
Hugh Caldwell - Head Illustator at College Humor 
Carly Tribull - PhD student & illustator at AMNH
Esa Ryngin - Entomology student & illustator 
Katie McKissick - Author & illustrator of Beatrice the Biologist
Perrin Ireland - Science communicator & illustrator at the NRDC
Jess Stitt - Illustrator and Columbia Graduate Student 

Illustrating & Printing 

Our goal is to print two classroom sets of the comic anthology. This means 60 individual books that will travel with educators and be used in classrooms. We can increase our printing by meeting our major stretch goals! Because it is an anthology and not a single running story - each illustrator will contribute a comic ranging in length and content. Our anticipated date of printing is August 30th 2013

We hope to reach as many students as possible and will therefore have a digital copy of the anthology free of charge online for teachers. Your donations will support both the illustrators who are drawing the comic and the printing of the antholoy itself. 

Contact

For any questions about our project or perks, please contact antexplorationcomic@gmail.com.

 

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Choose your Perk

Donor's List

$10 USD
Your name will appear on the project website and on a thank you page in the comic. Advance digital copy of comic included.
4 claimed

Loldwell Original Art

$20 USD
An original postcard from Caldwell with a personal note and a drawing inside. Also an advance digital copy of comic and Donor's List.
3 out of 10 of claimed

Silkscreened Poster!

$30 USD
Get a silkscreened poster designed by one of our scientists and artists, Carly Tribull! This 11 x 14 inch poster will be printed with black ink on your choice of white or red paper (we'll ask in a survey to follow). You will also receive an advanced digital copy of the comic! Please note, for international shipping and handling, please add another $5 to your donation.
1 out of 40 of claimed

Classroom Leader

$50 USD
Thank you notes from the students and teachers using the comic in their classrooms. A printed and advance digital copy of the comic and Donor's List included.
2 out of 5 of claimed

Poster and copy of comic!

$50 USD
Get both the poster and the book! Again, the poster will be printed on either red or white paper (survey to follow). Please add $5 for international shipping.
0 out of 5 of claimed

Original Inked Page

$75 USD
One of the original inked pages from the comic. Will be a full page multi-panel of original drawings and will be singed by the artist. Delivered to you with a copy of the comic and thank you notes from our team.
3 out of 4 of claimed

Insect Tour

$120 USD
Interested in collecting, identifying and exploring the amazing world of insects? Join our scientists for a tour of Central Park or the local park of your choice. We'll examine a wide range of biodiversity from butterflies to beetles and show you how to be a true field entomologist. Offered within 5 NYC Boroughs, printed copy of comic included.
0 out of 2 of claimed

Comic Illustration Class

$160 USD
Ever wanted to learn how to draw insects, plants, birds and other wildlife? You can get a 1 on 1 session with one of our science illustrators focusing on field outdoor drawing and comic illustration. Two hour session, all materials included! Takes place in New York City, comes with advanced digital and printed copy of comic.
0 out of 1 of claimed
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Personal Copy of Comic

$30 USD
15 out of 15 of claimed
sold out

Your Favorite Insect

$45 USD
8 out of 8 of claimed
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Your Favorite Insect Color

$65 USD
3 out of 3 of claimed
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Comic Character

$100 USD
6 out of 6 of claimed

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