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What? Why? How?

What? Why? How?. Same format as comic books Text & illustrations present information Book-length, usually contain one story Medium, not genre. Caption. Panel. Gutter. Thought Balloon. Sound Effect. Dialog Balloon. Major Types. Superhero. Humor. Non-Fiction. Fantasies.

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What? Why? How?

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  1. What? Why? How?

  2. Same format as comic books • Text & illustrations present information • Book-length, usually contain one story • Medium, not genre

  3. Caption Panel Gutter Thought Balloon Sound Effect Dialog Balloon

  4. Major Types Superhero

  5. Humor

  6. Non-Fiction

  7. Fantasies

  8. Adaptations or Spin-offs

  9. Realistic Fiction

  10. Personal Stories

  11. Toon Books • For emerging readers age 4+ • Can be read to or by children • Vetted by educators

  12. A little history • Comic Strip=grandfather of Graphic Novel • Around since end of 1800s • Originally used to draw people to Sunday paper

  13. First comic strip • Appeared in New York World: 1895 • R. F. Outcault • Increased sales • Eventually endorsed soap-whiskey

  14. Katzenjammer Kids • 1897 • Used word balloons • Used multiple panels to tell story

  15. The Comic Book • 1933-reprints • Initially free • 1935-new comics & original characters • 10 cents each

  16. Popular comics • Superman • First superhero • On newsstands: 1938 • Superheroes big during World War II • After WWII: crime, science fiction and horror comics

  17. 1950’s: comics in crisis! • Frederic Wertham • Comics examined by US Senate • Comics banned and burned

  18. A New Beginning • Late 1950’s: Justice League of America born • 1961: Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, & Spiderman • 1960’s: Self-published underground comics

  19. Milestones in the Graphic Novel World • 1978-Will Eisner coins term • 1986- Batman: the Dark Knight Returns • 1987- The Watchmen

  20. 1992- Maus: A Survivor’s Tale wins Pulitzer • 2005-”Graphix” imprint launched • 2006- American Born Chinese named NBA finalist for Young People’s Literature • 2007- American Born Chinese wins Printz Award for excellence in YA literature

  21. 2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret finalist for NBA • 2008 Invention wins Caldecott

  22. 2007-YALSA creates new annual booklist: “Great Graphic Novels for Teens” • 2009-NYT Graphic Books Bestseller List

  23. President Obama collects both Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics

  24. Manga

  25. Manga history • Manga=comic books • Period before WWII=beginning of modern manga • Mid 1990s=came to US

  26. “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka • Hayayo Miyazaki: anime & manga • Manga read by ALL

  27. MANGA

  28. How to read a Manga Page Unlike traditional books, Manga is read “backwards” from back-to-front Often, if you start at what looks like the front of the Manga, you will see a message like this

  29. Panel Order & Dialog Balloons 2 3 1 4 6 5 7 Panels and dialog balloons are read “reversed” 10 11 8 9

  30. Manga Terms • Shonen: teenage boys • Shojo: teenage girls

  31. perceived as subversive=attractive! • Ratings • Read by? • 2/3 of GN market=manga • 75%=13-17 y/o girls

  32. New Formats

  33. Why Graphic Novels & Manga? • 6.3 million secondary school students are reading below grade level. • Average American age 15-24 spends only 7 minutes of daily leisure time reading. • Students with access to a variety of reading materials have higher average reading scores.

  34. Graphic novels offer value, variety, and a new medium for literacy that acknowledges the impact of visuals.

  35. Graphic Novels & Manga: • Present complex material in readable text • Serve as a bridge to more difficult reading • Challenge readers of more traditional literature • Embrace nature of multimedia world • Fulfill NCTE’s “21st Century literacies”(multiple streams, simultaneous information)

  36. Learning more about Graphic Novels! Reviews & More School Library Journal Library Journal Diamond Comics Bookshelf Cooperative Children’s Book Center

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