Week 13 - Prompt Response - Mugg
Week 13 Prompt
Graphic novels are
defined as being “book-length comics.” (IPL2, 2015)
According to the
Library of Congress, “Comics have been used to address almost as many issues
and themes as text-based works, they convey non-fiction information from
history and autobiography to science.
Comics content may be non-fiction, or it may fit into one or more fiction
genres, such as western, superhero, or funny animal stories.” (Library of Congres, 2015)
Having graphic novels
available for use makes sense in all times and for all ages. I am one of those who believes in
reading. Reading does not mean you have
to read something highbrow like War and Peace, it can actually include works
read only for sheer pleasure or even plain out information. To have items available that would put that
little spark that someday would ignite into a flame of passion for the act of
reading is reason enough to keep a good stock of interesting and valid graphic
novels on hand for our patrons.
Stephen Weiner, comics historian and children’s literature
specialist, in his novel “Faster Than a Speeding Bullet, gives the history of
the “graphic novel as starting with Will
Eisner’s “A Contract with God to Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight”
explains the re-emergence of the graphic novel in the 1980’s and how creators
like “Frank Miller and Alan Moore reinvented traditional superheroes for a more
sophisticated adult audience and how this paved the way for what is happening
with graphic novels today.” (Weiner, 2012) Graphic novels are
now a part of all our everyday lives and I am surprised to find people object
to them.
Bibliography
IPL2. (2015, April 11). IPL2 For Teens.
Retrieved from Internet Public Library :
http://www.ipl.org/div/graphicnovels/gnsHistBasics.html
Library of Congres. (2015, April 11). Library of
Congress Collections Policy Statements. Retrieved from Library of
Congress: http://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/comics.pdf
Weiner, S. (2012). Faster than a Speeding Bullet:
The Rise of the Graphic Novel. NBM Publishing.
Graphic Novels are becoming so prevalent in pop culture that it is hard not to be aware of how beneficial and enjoyable they are to readers. I am a firm believer of encouraging one to read what ever you enjoy--romance, erotic, YA, sci-fi, comics, etc. As long as you are reading, it doesn't matter what it is!!!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you more Jessica ~ my grandchildren read way more when they were first learning, now it's all video ~ I am trying to re-hook them into the creative use of their minds instead of mind numbing activities ~
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