Graphic Novels & Manga for literacy
Online graphic novel: students' experiences and research literacy gains
Research paper by Stacey Shipwright and others. 'An online graphic novel was developed to stimulate interest and motivation, where students learn research literacy skills that are embedded in the context of the unfolding story... Results indicate that students had a very satisfactory learning experience and they made statistically significant gains in their research literacy competency scores.'
Centre for Cartoon Studies
CSS is a site for the dedicated cartoonist looking to take their skills further. Use the Schultz Library catalog to discover resources relating to cartoon, zines and graphic publications generally.
How to read a graphic novel - Maus
Slideshare file. Not five star but could be useful in the classroom as a starter to reading the novel.
CBR: comic book resources
An incredibly rich resource about graphic novels. This is a community of readers who have a passion to share their knowledge and enthusiasm. It features links to blogs, reviews, video and masses of resources.
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud's blog is a 'must read'. Since the 1980's he has been vocal in his promotion of the graphic novel medium. He a writer of both fiction and non-fiction texts on the topic and is a renowned expert. Author of the best selling Understanding Comics and Making Comics.
Grovel: graphic novel reviews
This site has lists of writers, illustrators, reviews, series and genres making it easy to search.
No flying, no tights: a website that reviews graphic novels for teens
Specifically for teen reviews, this site provides printable lists that could be useful.
Comics worth reading
The blog on the front of this site keeps it up to date. Promoted as 'independent opinions by Johanna Draper Carlson and friends', it covers news and reviews of graphic novels, manga, comic books, and related subjects. It deals with the full range of comics so look carefully.
