Comic Book ResearchLesson 2

UNIT

30

6

Lesson GoalsUnderstand the purpose of individual comic books

Know how to identify the genre, audience and reading age for comic books

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Key WordsComic Strip

Comic Book

Genre

Audience

A sequence of drawings in boxes that tell a story in each frame.

A collection of comic strips in one publication

The overall theme of a comic book that it can be categorised into

The people who the comic book is aimed towards

What genre might a comic book fit into?Think about the categories…

Comic Genre

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Understand purpose of comicsIdentify genre and audience

Graphic NovelOnline

Super Hero

Crime

Manga

AdventureRomance

Political

Horror

War

Western

Editorial

ExampleWhat is the purpose of this comic book?

What genre does the comic belong to?

Who is the target audience for this comic book?

What about reading age?

Understand purpose of comicsIdentify genre and audience

#comicbook #audience #comicstrip #genre

ExampleWhat is the purpose of this comic book?

What genre does the comic belong to?

Who is the target audience for this comic book?

What about reading age?

Understand purpose of comicsIdentify genre and audience

#comicbook #audience #comicstrip #genre

ExampleWhat is the purpose of this comic book?

What genre does the comic belong to?

Who is the target audience for this comic book?

What about reading age?

Understand purpose of comicsIdentify genre and audience

#comicbook #audience #comicstrip #genre

Your TaskResearch at least five current and historical types of comic books commenting on:

PurposeGenreTarget AudienceReading Age

Understand purpose of comicsIdentify genre and audience

#comicbook #audience #comicstrip #genre