Cómic digital basado en la leyenda ecuatoriana La Condesa de la Loma Grande.

Abstract

This technical project was designed for students of “San José” Technical High School from Quito city. The objective is to create through digital illustration, a comic inspired on the Ecuadorian traditional legend named “La Condesa de la Loma Grande” in order to motivate 15 to 18 years old youths, to read about cultural topics. The exploratory investigation, methodology and quantitative research techniques were applied, with the sample formula the number of teenagers interviewed was determined, and then the 9 questions survey was carried out. For the statistical analysis, the Likert scale was used in each and every question, and the SPSS program for obtaining tables and graphs. In the sixth question, 74.80% of the total people quizzed have never heard about the mentioned legend, revealing the low knowledge level about cultural reading. In this way it is necessary to create a graphic proposal as a possible solution to the problem through generating sequential graphic stories that consists of 8 steps. In conclusion, it was possible to design a digital comic as a valuable tool that will help the history survive long time, rescuing the cultural legacy from our ancestors and motivating adolescents to enjoy reading cultural matters. It is recommended adapting Ecuadorian legends to current media and styles in order make them more interesting to the new generations.