1. Made possible in part by a family literacy grant from the New York State Library, New York State Education Department

2. What? Why? How?

3. Same format as comic books Text & illustrations present information Book-length, usually contain one story Medium, not genre

4. Thought Balloon Sound Effect Panel Gutter Dialog Balloon Caption

5. Major Types

7. Humor

8. Non-Fiction

10. Fantasies

11. Adaptations Spin-offs or

15. Realistic Fiction

16. Personal Stories

18. Toon Books For emerging readers age 4+ Can be read to or by children Vetted by educators

20. A little history Comic Strip=grandfather of Graphic Novel Around since end of 1800s Originally used to draw people to Sunday paper

21. First comic strip Appeared in New York World: 1895 R. F. Outcault Increased sales Eventually endorsed soap- whiskey

22. Katzenjammer Kids 1897 Used word balloons Used multiple panels to tell story

24. The Comic Book 1933-reprints Initially free 1935-new comics & original characters 10 cents each

25. Popular comics Superman –First superhero –On newsstands: 1938 Superheroes big during World War II After WWII: crime, science fiction and horror comics

26. 1950’s: comics in crisis! Frederic Wertham Comics examined by US Senate Comics banned and burned

27. A New Beginning Late 1950’s: Justice League of America born 1961: Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, & Spiderman 1960’s: Self-published underground comics

28. 1978-Will Eisner coins term 1986- Batman: the Dark Knight Returns 1987- The Watchmen Milestones in the Graphic Novel World

29. 1992- Maus: A Survivor’s Tale wins Pulitzer 2005-”Graphix” imprint launched 2006- American Born Chinese named NBA finalist for Young People’s Literature 2007- American Born Chinese wins Printz Award for excellence in YA literature

30. 2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret finalist for NBA 2008 Invention wins Caldecott

31. 2007-YALSA creates new annual booklist: “Great Graphic Novels for Teens” 2009-NYT Graphic Books Bestseller List

32. President Obama collects both Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics

33. Manga

34. Manga history Manga=comic books Period before WWII=beginning of modern manga Mid 1990s=came to US

35. “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka Hayayo Miyazaki: anime & manga Manga read by ALL

37. How to read a Manga Page Unlike traditional books, Manga is read “backwards” from back-to- front Often, if you start at what looks like the front of the Manga, you will see a message like this

38. Panel Order & Dialog Balloons Panels and dialog balloons are read “reversed” 1 3 4 2 8 5 6 7 10 9 11

39. Manga Terms Shonen: teenage boys Shojo: teenage girls Shonen-ai / Yaoi=boys love

40. perceived as subversive=attractive! Ratings Read by? 2/3 of GN market=manga 75%=13-17 y/o girls

42. Why Graphic Novels & Manga? 6.3 million secondary school students are reading below grade level. Average American age 15-24 spends only 7 minutes of daily leisure time reading. Students with access to a variety of reading materials have higher average reading scores.

43. 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 NCTE’s “21 st Century literacies” (multiple streams, simultaneous information) Graphic Novels & Manga:

44. Learning more about Graphic Novels! School Library Journal Library Journal Diamond Comics Bookshelf Cooperative Children’s Book Center Reviews & More

45. Get Graphic! First Second Books Public Square Books

46. Creating Comics on the Web read*write*think comic creator MakeBeliefs Comix Stripcreator