Kazakh Folklore and Mythological Motifs In Modern Comics (Project "Ayna and The Demon-Dog")

Student: Seksenbayev Almas

Educational Programme: Transmedia Production in Digital Industries (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2020

Comics are media, the attitude towards which remains ambiguous. When comics book creators know all its features, comics can give readers a unique experience, possible only on the pages of comics, graphic novels and manga. The theoretical part of this work is an attempt to look at the place of comics in transmedia projects. In the practical part, an attempt was made to create a project combining transmedia storytelling, comics book features, also taking into account the needs of Kazakhstan's audiences in national themes and touching upon serious topics.

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