Comics

Although I am not a big fan of comics, I better understand them from the TED talk with Scott McCloud. Bone was the first comic novel I have read and even though I don't like having to read slowly through it and viewing the pictures, I can understand why this type of novel is more fun and engaging. I also understand that Versaci used comics to help engage his students. I had never realized that comics could contain mature stories and still include all of the elements found in regular novels. I would encourage my students to try reading a graphic novel because constantly assigning them ordinary literature would be boring and may also make the students no longer want to read. I would not mind if one of my students wanted to read comics- as long as they are reading. I know that I do not enjoy being forced to read certain books and if I cannot remain engaged in the book that I am reading, I would like to put it down and begin a new book.


Scott McCloud
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/scott_mccloud_on_comics.html