THE HISTORY OF COMICSFROM BIRTH TO THE MODERN AGE

DEVELOPMENT OF COMICSTHE BIRTH OF COMICS

THE GOLDEN AGE

THE SILVER AGE

THE BRONZE AGE

THE DARK AGE

THE BIRTH OF COMICS

CAVE ART HEIROGLYPHICS TAPESTRIES POLITICAL CARTOONS COMIC STRIPS

“From Cave Art to Superheroes: Comic Books & Social Commentary” by Mark Zaid

THE GOLDEN AGE1930-1950

"Golden Age Comics" by Marek Wasielelwski in The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

SUPERHEROES PUBLISHING & MARKETING

VIOLENT STORYLINES & GENRES INDUSTRIALIZATION

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t h e c o m i c - b o o k i n d u s t r y . Fredric Wertham

THE SILVER AGE1950-1970

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"Silver Age Comics" by Jim Casey in The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

THE BRONZE AGE1970-1985

The Comic Book Heroes: From the Silver Age to the Present by Will Jacobs and Gerad Jones

THE DARK (MODERN) AGE1985-PRESENT

DARK & GRITTY CONTENT

GRAPHIC NOVEL GENRE MANGA

SYMPATHETIC VILLIANS GIRL POWER

"Comics Since the Silver Age" by Abraham Kawa in The RoutlegeCompanion to Science Fiction

THE STUFF OF COMICSCONVENTIONS OF THE GENRE

WHAT ARE COMICS?NOT A GENRE

CULTURAL ARTIFACTS

COMPLEX TEXTS

NARRATIVE SEQUENTIAL ART

MULTIMODAL ENSEMBLES

NOT A GENRE

CULTURAL ARTIFACT

COMPLEX TEXTS

NARRATIVE SEQUENTIAL ART

Copperhead #2

MULTIMODAL ENSEMBLE

Guardians of the Galaxy #25

COMIC CONVENTIONS

COMIC CONVENTIONSPANELSFRAMINGGUTTERSWORLD BUBBLESCAPTIONSLINESFACIAL EXPRESSIONSBODY LANGUAGEMODALITY

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

PANELS & FRAMING

Making Comics by Scott McCloud

22 Panels that Always Work by Wally Wood

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

WORD BUBBLES & CAPTIONS

Making Comics by Scott McCloud

LINES

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS & BODY LANGUAGE

Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud; Comics & Sequential Art by Will Eisner

MODALITY, MISE EN SCENE, SETTING

300 by Frank Miller; El Deafo by Cece Bell

THE TEACHING OF COMICSWHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT COULD BE

THE ROAD SO FARMOTIVATION

STRUGGLING READERS

CONTENT AREA LITERACY

TIME SAVER

MOTIVATION

"The Motivating Power of Comic Books" by Bonny Norton

STRUGGLING READERS

Teaching Graphic Novels by Katie Monnin

CONTENT AREA LITERACY

"Are Comic Books an Effective Way to Engage Nonmajors in Learning and Appreciating Science?" by J. Hosler & K.B. Boomer

TIME SAVER

COMICS AS LITERATUREANALOG PINTEREST BOARDS

CONVENTION POSTERS

WORDLESS PICTUREBOOK SUMMARIES

COMIC RECONSTRUCTION

WHAT I MEANT TO SAY…

BITSTRIPS

CREATING & DESIGNING COMICS

ANALOG PINTEREST BOARDS

CONVENTION POSTERS

WORDLESS PICTUREBOOK SUMMARIES

COMMIC RECONSTRUCTION & WHAT I MEANT TO SAY…

BIT STRIPS

CREATING & DESIGNING COMICS

QUESTIONS