When Nick Long imagines a room—a classroom, for example—he doesn't just see it. He hears it, and feels it. "What do the chairs look like?" he asks. "What does the rug feel like as they're walking?
In 2024 comics are a billion dollar business, not just the movies that are based on them either. Only two years ago the comics book sales in North America soared over $2 billion for the first time, ...
If you had asked me a year ago which of the books on my Goodreads shelf would make for the best visual adaptations, “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater would have been at the very top of my list.
Many students—and teachers (including me!)—love graphic novels. Today’s post begins a series exploring how they can be used in the classroom. Tim Smyth is an award-winning educator and ...
The very first stories humans ever recorded were built not of words, but of images: drawn in caves, mapped out in constellations, rendered through sculpture. Even after the development of written ...
Graphic novels and comic books are among the most versatile forms of media in both fiction and non-fiction. From horror to comedy, the best comics are universal and timeless. Although some fans are ...
Truly, what’s old is new in this book list of incredible chapter book and middle grade graphic novel adaptations of popular kids’ books for ages 7 to 12! Graphic novels are popular with all readers, ...
A page from Soman Chainani's “Coven,” released on April 1. The graphic novel, continues the story of three witches from “The School for Good and Evil” series, in demand as detectives and peacekeepers ...
In 1992, Art Spiegelman’s Maus won the Pulitzer prize. The first graphic novel to win the award, Maus testified both to Spiegelman’s singular brilliance and to the graphic novel’s acceptance as a ...
Author Jessica Gordon-Nembhard and a graphic novel adaptation of her book, “Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice.” Political economist and author ...
Splashy video game ads that are ever-present at comics fan conventions are designed to capitalize on the overlap between gamers and graphic novel readers. Both markets have enjoyed tremendous growth ...