CI5472 Teaching Film, Television, and Media
Module 7: Film/Television Genres ~ Different Genre Types
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Another important genre is that of the comic book. |
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Teachers can have students study comics both in terms of the historical development of comics from early rise of the superhero figures of the 1920s and 1930s to the patriotic hero of the 1940s to the censorship of the 1950s which did little to undercut the rising popularity of comic books during that period. |
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Comic Arts & Graffix Gallery Virtual Museum: History of Comic Art |
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They can also examine the rise of some of the major comic books
publishers, DC, Marvel, Disney, Archie, Darkhouse, Image Comics—and
how they each established their own unique style, for example, the
Marvel comic book style of Spiderman. |
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Disney Comics (unofficial site) |
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Students can also examine databases of comics to examine historical
trends in the shifting development of comics: |
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Students can also study the artistic aspects of comic book design
by analyzing the use of technical aspects of blocking, shifting
between blocks, visual display, lines, dialogue balloons, story
summaries, etc., related to the development of storylines and characters.
If they do not have access to comics, they can go online: |
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They can then construct their own comic books using online resources/fonts/images |
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Balloon Tales: The Comicraft Guide to Comic Book Lettering and Production |
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Teachers can also consider integrating comics into the literature
curriculum by selecting stories and characters from comics consistent
with the themes or topics of a particular literature unit. For a
useful discussion of what aspects of comics appeals to students,
and how to help studentssee Robyn Hill, (2002), The
Secret Origin of Good Readers: A Resource Book. (online book). |
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Comics Worth Reading: reviews |
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For further reading: |
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Carrier, D. (2001). The aesthetics of comics. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. |
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Klock, G. (2002). How to read superhero comics and why. New York: Continuum Publishing. |
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McAllister, M., Sewell, E., & Gordon, I. (Eds.). (2001). Comics & ideology. New York: Peter Lang. |
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McCloud, S. (1994). Understanding comics. New York: Perennial. |
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Morice, D. (2002). Poetry comics. New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative. |
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Varnum, R., & Gibbons, C. (2002). The language of comics: Word and image. Oxford, MS: University Press of Mississippi. |
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Versaci, R. (2001).
How comic books can change the way our students see literature:
One teacher's perspective. English Journal, 90(7),
61-67. |
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Wright, B. (2003). Comic book nation: The transformation of youth culture in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. |
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Teaching activities on genre developed by students in CI5472, Spring, 2004 |
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