Captain America #117 1969COMIC, THE 9TH ART.

Comic is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. The term comic book derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone.

1. Idea/Concept

2. Writer/Story

3. Penciller

4. Inker

5. Colorist

6. Letterer

COMICS SOCIAL IMPACT

Comic books not only present action stories but tries to explore the complexity of human behavior like wars, addictions, intrafamily violence. Here some examples.

FEATURED COMICS PUBLISHERS

MARVEL Comics

Spider-Man, Daredevil, Captain America, X-Men, Iron Man.

DC Comics

Superman, Batman, The Flash, V for Vendetta.

Image Comics

The Walking Dead, Spawn, Ninja Turtles.

Dark Horse Comics

Hellboy, Sin City, 300, Star Wars, Umbrella Academy.

Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85

Green Arrow runs into muggers who shoot him with a crossbow. Strangely, the weapon is loaded with his own arrows. Tracking down the attackers, Green Arrow and his best friend, Green Lantern, find out that the muggers are junkies who need money for their addiction, and are surprised to find Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy among them.

Captain America #117 (1969)

Captain America introduces the first Afro-American hero in the publisher Falcon and before that Black Panther was introduced as the first African hero so that the Company not only enhance its list of heroes but changes a point of view in a time known for the racism and discrimination.

COMICS IN EDUCATION

“Three E’s of Comics.”

Engagement: Comics impart meaning through the reader’s active engagement with written language and juxtaposed sequential images. Readers must actively make meaning from the interplay of text and images, as well as by filling in the gaps between panels.

Efficiency: The comic format conveys large amounts of information in a short time. This is especially effective for teaching content in the subject areas

Effectiveness: Neurological experiments have shown that we process text and images in different areas of the brain: known as the Dual-Coding Theory of Cognition. These experiments also indicate that pairing an image with text leads to increased memory retention for both. With comics, students not only learn the material faster, they learn it better.

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