This might not be a huge surprise, but every graphic novel is unique. Different authors mean different storylines, narratives, and writing styles. Different artists mean varying styles and strokes. This seems really obvious, but I never thought of just how much it matters when reading a comic book. When I first started reading comic books,Continue reading “Thoughts on Narration and Style in Comics”
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Visual Literacy & Comics
Mouly’s article, Visual Literacy: Exploring This Magical Portal, surveys some of the ways in which comics enhance literacy in ways that regular novels can’t. This includes how comics can help to build connections between words, pictures, and sound effects, providing context for new vocabulary words, guiding the attention of a reader, and depicting the storyContinue reading “Visual Literacy & Comics”
Librarian Ginny 