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What? Why? How? What in the World?? Same format as comic
books
Text & illustrations present information Medium, not genre
Book-length, usually contain one story Pages consist of a variety
of elements
A Graphic Novel Page Pages consist of a variety of elements
Panels-squares or rectangles that contain a single scene
Gutters-space between panels Dialog Balloons-contain communication
between/among characters Thought Balloons-contain a characters
thoughts Captions-contain information about a scene or character
Sound Effects-visual sound clues i.e.. Wonk! Pow! How to Read a
Graphic Novel Page
Graphic novels are read left to right, just like traditional texts
Dialog Balloons dialog balloons are read left to right or top to
bottom as is appropriate. 1 4 2 3 5 Sometimes it can get a little
more complicated But the basic left to right rule still applies to
panels
2 1 3 But the basic left to right rule still applies to panels 4
and dialog balloons as well
2 and dialog balloons as well 1 3 4 5 6 7 Major Types Superhero
Humor Non-Fiction Jay Hosler: PhD in Biology (teaches at Juniata
College in Huntington, PA) Fantasies Adaptations Spin-offs or
Also: Give it Up! And other short stories by Kafka, The Jungle, Spy
vs. Spy Realistic Fiction Personal Stories Toon Books For age 4+
Can be read to or by children
Vetted by educators First comics created to be read by emerging
readers Created by veteran childrens book authors, renowned
cartoonists, & new talent New Formats Brian Selznick blends
text and visual (text-less) narrative to produce more than an
illustrated novel. Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid also uses
pictures (with word balloons) to advance the story. From The
Photographer: into war-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without
Borders by Emmanuel Guibert published by First Second Manga
Manga=comic books Period before WWII=beginning of modern
manga
Manga is the Japanese word for comics-literally translated it means
whimsical pictures Mid 1990s=came to US How to read a Manga Page
Unlike traditional western books, Manga is read right-to-left and
back to front Often, if you start at what looks like the front of
the Manga, you will see a message like this Tokyopop: JAPANESE
traslations are right-to-left KOREAN translations are left-to-right
Panels are read right to left
1 2 Panels are read right to left 3 4 5 2 3 1 4 As are dialog
balloons 6 5 7 10 11 8 9 Common Manga Character Traits
Large, expressive eyes Small noses Tiny mouths Osamu Tezuka began
large eye trend (1960s), influenced by Disney & Betty Boop
cartoons YOUTHFUL FEATURES=more attractive character Also lots of
eminata Types of Manga Shonen: teenage boys Shojo: teenage
girls
Shonen-ai / Yaoi=boys love These denote the demographic group at
whom the manga is marketed and usually indicates what kind of story
it will be. Shonen: more sports, contests, fighting Shjo: more
relationships, character development Shonen-ai=FEMALE ORIENTED
homoerotic/homoromantic male relationships USUALLY CREATED BY
FEMALE AUTHORS Manga Adaptations Popular & Respected Read by
everyone Artists & writers well respected
Much anime based on manga Both children & adults reach high
level of manga literacy in Japan Manga helps to release tension
from the controlled work/school environment and helps teach people
about the BELIEFS, VALUES AND PRACTICES of the culture perceived as
subversive=attractive!
Ratings Read backwards / cultural cues=subversive! Viz BIG TITLES
Tokyopop BIG TITLES Names to Know God of Manga Osamu Tezuka
Hayayo Miyazaki: anime & manga Tezuka: Ambassador Atom=Mighty
Atom=Astro Boy, Astro Boy=mark of rise of manga of contemporary
Japan also: Adolf, Buddha Hiyayo Miyazaki=Spirited Away (first
anime to win Academy Award), Howls Moving Castle, Princess
Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Names to Know First
comic strip Appeared in New York World: 1895 R. F. Outcault
Increased sales NYWorld=Pulitzer Outcault also created BUSTER BROWN
Katzenjammer Kids 1897 Used word balloons
Used multiple panels to tell story The Katzenjammers combined
internal dialogue and panelized continuity, and designed and
solidified the form of the modern visual narrative strip. Early
20th Century Windsor McCay Chalk-talk artist Broadway musical
Animated movie Ran in NY Herlad in Hearsts Journal American paper
Popularity Grows By early 1900s, over 150 strips in
syndication
1929: Tarzan 1931: Dick Tracy over 150 strips in syndication *(this
doesnt include the ones running only in local papers) Dick Tracys
villains were direct predecessors of super villains. The Comic Book
1933-reprints of comic strips Initially free
1935-original stories & characters 10 cents each Popular comics
Superman First superhero On newsstands: 1938
Characters spun-off into radio & movies Superheroes big during
World War II Superman teenagers: Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
(Title: Superman of Metropolis)-Jewish teens influenced by
superhero figures of Jewish folklore? Comic book sales soared
during WWII. *SUPERHEROES had young male sidekicks so that they
would be seen as FATHER FIGURES by boys who had fathers off
fighting the war.* After WWII: crime, science fiction and horror
comics
Recent DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA and new REBIRTH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
Shades of things to come
The Spirit published as book-type supplement National newspapers
Educated readers Began as supplement in 1940 Also: CLASSICS
ILLUSTRATED educational gns w/support material included 1950s:
comics in crisis! Frederic Wertham
Comics examined by US Senate Comics banned and burned investigation
into Juvenile Delinquency A New Beginning Late 1950s: Justice
League of America born
1961: Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, & Spiderman 1960s:
Self-published underground comics SATURATION of market w/Superhero
comics to the detriment of all other types. Milestones in the
Graphic Novel World
1978-Will Eisner coins term 1986- Batman: the Dark Knight Returns
1987- The Watchmen Watchmen (Allen Moore / DC comics)=one of 1st
superhero GNs to present itself as serious literature Only GN to:
Win Hugo Award Appear on Time Magazines 100 Best English Language
Novels 1923-Present (2005) 1992- Maus: A Survivors Tale wins
Pulitzer
2005-Graphix imprint launched 2006- American Born Chinese named NBA
finalist for Young Peoples Literature 2007- American Born Chinese
wins Printz Award for excellence in YA literature Graphix=BONE
(originally self-published in black and white, Scholastic began
publishing color version in 2004) 2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret
finalist for NBA
2008 Invention wins Caldecott Brian Selznick blends text and visual
(text-less) narrative to produce more than an illustrated novel.
Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid also uses pictures (with word
balloons) to advance the story. 2007-YALSA creates new annual
booklist: Great Graphic Novels for Teens
2009-NYT Graphic Books Bestseller List 2009- David Smalls Stitches
NBA finalist New Graphic Classics Marvel Illustrated IDW Manga
Shakespeare
Classical Comics Marvel Illustrated DOWNLOADABLE teacher guides
IDW=Idea and Design Works Classical Comics=UK publisher Educational
GNs Ottaviani: Masters in NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Fallout: science & politics of first nuclear bomb Mohwawk:
written from primary source document. Manga Guide to Statistics
Conan the Barbarian comics
President Obama collects both Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian
comics And there has already been Spiderman storylines with Obama
as a character Why Graphic Novels & Manga?
6.3 million secondary school students reading below grade level.
Average American age spends only 7 minutes of daily leisure time
reading. >57%of high schoolers devote 3 or more hours of an
average school day to electronic viewing. Students with access to
variety of reading materials=higher average reading scores. About
93 percent of U.S. teens use the Internet and 97 percent play video
or computer gaming systems, according to the Pew Internet &
American Life Project. 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 NCTEs 21st Century
literacies (multiple streams, simultaneous information) Help ESL
students Help students learning non-English language Help stuents
learn about different cultures Checking Out Graphic Novels &
Manga
Public Library Local comic stores Book stores Purchasing Many
traditional library suppliers offer graphic novel titles. Local
comic stores Book stores Collection Development Policies
Clear (enough) definition Selection criteria Maintenance Challenges
Classification & Shelving
Within general collection Format specific (PS, NC or 741.5) Graphic
Novel designation DNC 741.5 Cartoons, caricatures, comics, graphic
novels,fotonovelas PS=American Literature PL=Manga (Asian
Literature) NC=Drawing, Design Learning more about Graphic Novels
& Manga!
Reviews & More School Library Journal Library Journal Diamond
Comics Bookshelf Cooperative Childrens Book Center LJ=youth &
ADULT gn reviews Graphic Novel Resources: SUNY at Buffalo First
Second Books
Get Graphic! Graphic Novel Resources: SUNY at Buffalo First Second
Books Public Square Books First Second: *Show trailer for LOST
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