Comments on: NYCC 09: Teaching Comics http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/13/nycc-09-teaching-comics/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Paul DeBenedetto http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/13/nycc-09-teaching-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-467547 Paul DeBenedetto Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:53:35 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10982#comment-467547 And only five months later I find out I've been linked at Newsarama. Thanks for the shout-out Sarah! And only five months later I find out I’ve been linked at Newsarama. Thanks for the shout-out Sarah!

]]> By: Kimota94 http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/13/nycc-09-teaching-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-458944 Kimota94 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:57:09 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10982#comment-458944 I think comics are a great educational tool and also an excellent "on-ramp to reading" for many young people. I've hooked lots of kids (children of friends and acquaintances) on to comics over the years and they often go on to enjoy literature of all sorts. As for the accessibility of modern comics (always a hot topic), I usually judge that by handing my wife random issues that I think are especially good. The fact that she can pick one up in that manner and enjoy it, without necessarily getting all of the in-jokes or references, tells me that they're still accessible to anyone who's willing to employ their brain while reading. I know that there are exceptions (Final Crisis # 7, I'm staring you right in the eye, buster!) but I don't think the problem, in general, is with the books themselves. I believe too many people have gotten used to stories - often seen on TV or in movies - that are so incredibly simple and dumbed down that anything that requires you to even put 2 and 2 together in order to come up with 4 is judged impenetrable by some. I think comics are a great educational tool and also an excellent “on-ramp to reading” for many young people. I’ve hooked lots of kids (children of friends and acquaintances) on to comics over the years and they often go on to enjoy literature of all sorts.

As for the accessibility of modern comics (always a hot topic), I usually judge that by handing my wife random issues that I think are especially good. The fact that she can pick one up in that manner and enjoy it, without necessarily getting all of the in-jokes or references, tells me that they’re still accessible to anyone who’s willing to employ their brain while reading. I know that there are exceptions (Final Crisis # 7, I’m staring you right in the eye, buster!) but I don’t think the problem, in general, is with the books themselves. I believe too many people have gotten used to stories – often seen on TV or in movies – that are so incredibly simple and dumbed down that anything that requires you to even put 2 and 2 together in order to come up with 4 is judged impenetrable by some.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/13/nycc-09-teaching-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-458930 Kevin Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:09:02 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10982#comment-458930 It was a fantastic panel. My only complaints were that we were limited in time (with a topic that broad we could have kept going for hours), and that Hickman was probably the most quiet guy on the dais. I would have liked to have heard him speak up a bit more. I'm really looking forward to more programming like this at future NYCCs. It was a fantastic panel. My only complaints were that we were limited in time (with a topic that broad we could have kept going for hours), and that Hickman was probably the most quiet guy on the dais. I would have liked to have heard him speak up a bit more.

I’m really looking forward to more programming like this at future NYCCs.

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