Case Study: Marvel's Hawkeye

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

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[@mikebennewitz]

Excellent. Cracking up at “Bros”

[@akwilson1676]

Aja is a goddamn genius. Like I've read Hawkeye so many times and still pick up something new every time.

[@jimchadwick2738]

This is great, Elsa. There's not enough of this level of analysis available for aspiring artists.

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Thank you so much, Jim!

[@danitieneiutub]

David Aja's Hawkeye is my favorite and I love this analysis! Thank you!

[@chrism70kc]

I'd love a breakdown of something from David Mazzucchelli (Daredevil, Batman: Year One, Asterios Polyp, etc.)

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Then...keep your eyes peeled ;)

[@kaiwilliams141]

Oh my goodness! This is amazing. Seeing an artist break down why another artist's art works really helps to see why all comic artists are such incredible storytellers

[@DforDembol]

Maybe some stuff by Chris Samnee or Mike Mignola? I really like their compositions. Or Bill Sienkiewicz for something dramatically different :D

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

You betcha! Love their work

[@gabvillagepanda]

I was redirected to this from Panel to Pixels’ video about comic book KZbinrs to watch. I hope you take this as an encouraging sign to do this again soon. 🙂

[@rajdeepsingha3523]

me too

[@EduardoCastro-vg6tr]

i’ve never learned so many useful things about comics like i had the last hour digging through your channel… i’m pretty hyped about going back to the board rn

[@HeroesReforged]

Elsa, this was so incredibly insightful, beautifully broken down, shot and edited so well. SUBSCRIBED!

[@HeroesReforged]

Invincible might be a good one to tackle with the show currently running and those books selling incredibly well.

[@rafaelbrandao4059]

I am never not ready for more Hawkguy content.

[@hauntedcastillo5055]

More analysis videos please ! Artists speaking critically about sequential art are criminally rare on this platform, the production quality and editing were also top notch. Keep up the great work! This was an instant subscription

[@albineeien6300]

Moi : *lit peu de comics, pas forcément intéressée par le genre* Elsa : *explique des choses sur la composition d'une page de comic* Moi : *subitement très intéressée*

[@cryinginmybajablast]

Nice job! I did an analysis and presentation on Hawkeye too for one of my finals a few years ago. I did the page where he used the Electro-arrow in "Cherry" though.

[@jschiek8054]

Fantastic video! I subscribed less than 90 seconds in and will be recommending your channel to my drawing students.

[@Chandasouk]

My first introduction to your art was on Starfire and you gave me some Darwyn Cooke vibes! Thanks for giving us an education. Hearing creators talk about why certain things work is eye opening.

[@DocGeraud]

Excellente vidéo, c'est incroyablement propre et bien expliqué ! Je m'abonne alors que je suis même pas lecteur de comics. Merci pour ce travail 😊

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Merci ! Attends quelques épisodes et tu seras converti ;)

[@porassrivastava8242]

It's so cool that THIS much detail and thought goes into a single page of a comic.

[@benmurphy6753]

I found this really helpful! Maybe look at some Daredevil pages from Marco Checchetto next? His pages are so good and I think a break down of them would be really interesting

[@SatrnOne]

I love content like this. When reading a comic (most of the time) it just flows, but I appreciate it more knowing how much consideration was put into making it so effortless.

[@ximofenollosa175]

Wow! Great job both the artist and you!

[@vidaenagonia-cl]

I'll love to see some Jaime Hernandez! he is such an under appreciated master of cartoon expresionism and his art deserves to be analyzed in detail ;D

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Indeed! If you haven’t seen it, Hassan has a great analysis of Hernandez’s cartooning on his Strip Panel Naked channel.

[@lucasdotart]

This is gold! Amazing breakdowns, Elsa! I like how you make it easy to understand. Thank you! :)

[@robmcdonald4396]

This is absolutely amazing. Brings a whole new appreciation to art.

[@mnm25chango2]

Gosh. Elsa, you are the best - thanks for these videos!!!!

[@Nullone36]

Another lefty!!! So far your videos have been very educational. I want to take art from a hobby to a career. I worked a job for 20 years and after the pandemic everything fell apart. So now at 40 i decided that if I’m going to start a new career and it better be something i really want to do. Your story is very inspiring. Thank you!!

[@daem0nfaust]

New subscriber here, better late than never, I guess. I'm glad to have found this video, great way to learn how to problem-solve a scene. Thank you.

[@middenway]

I'd love to see you breakdown some of Tonci Zonjic's work, especially his stuff in Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy. That series has some fantastic page layouts.

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Great suggestion, I love his work too!

[@nonuse8666]

Fascinating! Thanks so much Elsa!

[@rlblackink]

So impressed with your work on these videos. Very inspiring and thought provoking.

[@hadhayosh5105]

I'm hoping that this is just the first of many because I love it. High quality analysis is hard to find by people who actually know about the medium.

[@nickdutton6218]

This is absolutely amazing, thank you so much for these videos! I just found your channel and I'm going to binge on them tomorrow

[@jonathanchao5662]

I loved this a lot! I’d really like to see you analyze any of Otto Schmidt’s work, he’s a favorite of mine in the comics world! :)

[@heatherantos6661]

This is brilliant, Elsa! Can't wait for more!

[@Berliozboy]

Amazing choice of panel for your first in the series. Aja's work on this comic is absolutely incredible. Thanks for helping me appreciate it on a deeper level!

[@guillaumefiguier759]

Très intéressant et instructif! Merci Elsa

[@raulrivas9963]

Now this is a true lesson! Perfectly explained

[@jeankak776]

This is incredibly instructive. I am slowly teaching myself how to draw and this has to be one of the most useful video I have seen, to create a composition. Thank you!

[@sneekopotamus]

This was fantastic! I've been reading comics for 40 years and I learned so much. Please make a million more. I'd love to see something about Alan Davis. His work is my fave. Keep up the good work!

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Thank you so much!

[@wallrider73]

Incredible! I just watched the Chernobyl and Reservoir Dogs clips too. Inject this stuff straight into my veins. The way you break down the storytelling aspect of comics is amazing. I would love to see you do more of these. Chris Samnee and Jorge Jimenez are two artists I think are good at visual storytelling although I'm sure you have a long list queued up already.

[@Theo_Sacha]

Wow, c’était incroyable, merci.

[@jimmcdermott170]

This is fantastic. Thank you, Elsa. Love to hear you talk about Javier Rodriguez' work at some point, like his stuff on Dr. Strange and the Sorcerers' Supreme.

[@trevorpearlharbor5171]

This is seriously getting me back to drawing comics! Love the analysis! And study page layouts this way is good practice! More comics artists should do it!

[@hb818283]

Lovely video! You are a great teacher.

[@billandzoey]

Hi. I am from Pakistan and and I have always been fascinated with comics and hawkeye is among my top 10. Your analysis is very helpful. I am very grateful to you for this.

[@djlegaspi7691]

Hey Elsa, I love your work & this channel is great! Looking forward to more content.

[@eonprez]

Great production quality and even better content! Can't wait to see more.

[@YaleStewartArt]

This was fantastic. Olivier Coipel, James Harren, JRJR, Kate Beaton all come to mind as recommendations/requests. Look forward to your next video!

[@Cluis.]

This is a great video and really helpful! Thank you!

[@michaelavolio]

Cool to get a close examination of a single panel like this. I notice the one playing card that breaks the panel border also helps to add depth. It'd be great to get more looks back at the panel or page you're discussing in future videos while you're diagramming it, since it can be hard to remember or visualize the original when not seeing it on our screen. Very clear teaching style. I'm looking forward to your making-of type stuff on November from the Kickstarter! I don't have any specific suggestions on pages or panels to look at, but there's loads of worthwhile stuff in the art of Alex Toth, Jaime Hernandez, Mike Mignola, Chris Ware, Rutu Modan, Paul Grist, Osamu Tezuka, Moebius, Charles Burns, Eleanor Davis, Hugo Pratt, Bill Watterson, Eddie Campbell, David Mazzucchelli, Tillie Walden, Jim Woodring, Jason, Lewis Trondheim, Sergio Toppi, Frank Miller, Dave Gibbons, Jacques Tardi, José Muñoz, Taiyo Matsumoto, Dino Battaglia, Alberto Breccia, etc...

[@joeganzy9816]

Your analysis is incredible. I’m new to your page and I hope you make it around to doing some more of these they’re world class

[@greensnake2579]

Passionnant ! Merci pour les sous-titres en français !

[@ericborja4666]

This analysis is amazing and it legit has changed the way I look at panels while I read now. Can't wait for more content!

[@vinodabcd]

Fantastic breakdown!

[@DsComicColours]

Great video and channel, Elsa!

[@d3nd3nd3nd3n]

Excellent! Great info and expertly presented - really looking forward to future videos from you! =)

[@WaltsComicBookChannel]

Amazing vid! Congrats on the content, flow and beauty of it. This is the future of comic vids!

[@reyzorlramon]

Can't wait for more content like this from you. Learned so much!

[@meags2393]

This was amazing!! Can't wait for more!

[@IsamotKol]

Loved this! Would love to see more breakdowns of comic art!

[@BDmancie]

Thank for this video! I would like to ask the difference that you make between the flow of the reader et the flow intended by the author. It's maybe my fault, but in this video, I didn't know exactly if you talked more about the picture's composition or more about the "reader flow". Because, when I hear people talking about flow in comics, I always see that like a "fantasy vision" of the reader's reality. I think that the reading of a picture (and even more in a comics) is rarely that fluid. There is the intention of the author and his work of composition, and then, there is the reader's eye which is very erratic (and can be different for each reader). I don't say there is no order in a page/panel in a comic, of course, the "comics language code" structure the reading, but as a reader, I can sometimes completely ignore (not on purpose) the author's intention. I can read too fastly a picture, reading at first the last panel, going back and forth in a panel in a very eratic way, ect. (Sorry for my English and thank you again for your work) EDIT: I think that in the introduction, you're talking about the "reader flow" and after in the video, you're talking about the "intended flow of the author", and I think it's important to differentiate those two concepts.

[@LuisGodoyIIArt]

As a new artist/writer, I've been looking for someone to do this level of analysis on a comic page. Thank you Elsa

[@Dennisdarby660]

Super cool vid! Can't think of a conversation about page design without mentioning JH Williams III. Have also been rereading Concrete by Paul Chadwick. I knew it was thoughtful and fun but I can't believe I slept on how great his page designs are.

[@BeyondTheProcess]

Really well done, Elsa. Sharp.

[@rrod1392]

This is an amazing video that I greatly appreciate. This is the type of stuff that makes the art side of comics so special. And as 30+ year comic book reader and an art school dropout, while I understand these concepts and am aware of them they are such an implicit part of my comic book reading habit that I often can take them for granted, so it is nice to see such a well done and concise explanation as a reminder. Thank you.

[@benlundsten5960]

Love this! I’d love to see something on breaking down your process. What materials you use for roughs and final pieces and what that evolution looks like. Also where you get ideas for your excellent compositions.

[@debanshmishra7154]

This was amazing!! Thank you so much! Incredibly informative and entertaining, keep it up!

[@adikczk7548]

Amazing ! I just love it! It shows how much of a workaholic you’re ! Can’t wait to see more !

[@thesun564]

Why is this so awesome?

[@visionisclouded]

Great video!! So happy you used Hawkguy as an example!

[@mjperljam]

This series and Strip Panel Naked really help me understand how comics work.

[@gadspain]

This video is awesome!! The way you explain, how it is filmed, everything. Congrats for this! Cant wait to see more videos like this, somepages from Quitely, Samnee or Declan Shalvey would be great

[@VayMatt]

I'm re-reading JH Williams Batwoman and the panel compositions in his books are so wild. Definitely one to check out in the future

[@osohista]

great video. sure wish I watched this before I drew... four grahic novels. just winging it and hoping for the best.

[@thibaultmortier2725]

Merci c'est passionnant, vivement la prochaine ! Et merci Arno pour les sous-titres

[@Leave_Angry]

You've quickly become one of my favorite illustrators, and I am extremely stoked for this series. Keep up the great work!

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Thank you so much!

[@rayday2521]

Such a great first episode! Excited to see this series develop. Case Study recommendation: the 15-grid page in Afterlife with Archie #4, (art work by Francesco Francavilla).

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

Oh! I actually did some personal study to figure out balance of black & white on that series. (I believe there's some on my pinned Insta stories) I love Francesco's work!

[@rayday2521]

@@ElsaCharretierChannel Will def check out your Insta for that story -- would love to see your study on that. Ty for the heads up! :) (Francavilla is amazing; would love to see any case study you do on him!)

[@karmickoala642]

Damn bro, straight to marker bro. Nailed it too. Very cool video, looking forward to more!

[@MrKRUNCH00]

Very very helpful!!!! Thx a lot.

[@sergiogonzart]

Great video! Thank you.

[@ishallcallitthisland2738]

This was great! As a companion to this video, what about analyzing a panel that does NOT do a good job of creating flow, with suggestions as to how it could be improved?

[@drskelebone]

Subscribed, so time to look through the archives to see if there are any Squirrel Girl/Honey Badger/Patsy Walker videos. :D

[@hunterdelaneycomics]

Really enjoy this and thanks so much for sharing! I’d say it would be really interesting to see you dissect something from the almighty Darwyn Cooke maybe from his Parker Series! Thanks again for this!

[@ElsaCharretierChannel]

We’ve got something reeeeally special planned for the Parker series :)

[@Iamthegtard]

Fantastic content!

[@sylvaincollet4352]

That was super interesting, thanks! Can’t wait to see the next ones

[@MattGarveyComics]

Such a great video, thank you so much for posting!

[@labaldadecomics]

This video is incredible, thank you! I love Mike Allred’s work, could it be possible to analyzed any of his pannels? Doesn’t matter the comic, love all of him.

[@JasonHammonsismyname]

This is so amazing!! I love getting an insight into your study process.

[@dirkstriderg234]

This was so helpful, thank you so much, Elsa!!

[@robinnegre5139]

Hello Elsa, superbe première vidéo, encore bravo. Je viens de penser à un artiste en particulier : Alex Maleev et son travail sur la série Daredevil avec Brian Bendis au scénario. Il a un découpage et des compositions vraiment incroyables à chaque fois, ça serait passionnant de voir une analyse sur son travail. Encore félicitations pour ce lancement, très hâte de voir la suite !

[@mr.f316]

Amazing (And really helpfull) video!

[@jonodiener1745]

This is incredible!

[@ItsYOUNGSENSEI]

Une surprise qui fait plaisir ! Je suis depuis quelques années très intéressé par le contenu traitant de BD/composition (Strip Panel Naked, Comic book girl 19, Northern Rufio pour parler que de YT) et je peux sincèrement dire que ce que tu proposes est de très grande qualité dès le 1er épisode c'est assez bluffant. Avoir le point de vue direct d'une artiste analysant le travail d'autres est une mine d'or en terme d'informations. Pratique, inspirant même pour ceux qui cherchent à exprimer leurs passion pour l'art séquentiel d'une façon ou d'une autre (spoiler: moi). Pour parler planche, ça serait top d'avoir ton point de vue sur le boulot de Sean Phillips (Kill or be Killed - Issue #10) ou Wes Craig (Deadly Class - Issue #26)

[@sindri1610]

Amazing video, such a great analyse, and your explanations are soooo clear and so visual ! Awesome work ! On the comic panel construction and dynamism, I love the work of wes craig on Deadly Class, and I’ve already heard you talk about it on First Print podcast. Keep it up, it’s incredible, I can’t wait for other videos

[@jackreickel]

Great video! Love the concept and really impressed by the execution--great production values especially for a first episode! Exemplary!

[@nicholassmith4900]

Elsa, you have to come back to KZbin. These videos are amazing!

[@phelipegoncalves9355]

Congratulations on this amazing video! My recommendation would be Uncanny X-Men 133, any of the pages that Wolverine fights the Hellfire Club guards!

[@edmonddantesque2041]

C'était parfait. Très didactique. Je m'abonne

[@MikeLogsdonAlso]

Wow. Fantastic breakdown! As someone who is just getting started I know I’ll follow your channel very closely for more amazing insights. Thanks for all the work you’ve put into this and the incredible depth you’ve presented us with. As for a suggested topic, I’d love to see you explore some action sequences in Invincible.