Friday, March 12, 2010

New Documentary 'Comic Book Literacy' to Debut at C2E2 in April - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

I've always thought that comic books were a great medium for art and storytelling as well as education. The first place I ever read the word "exacerbate" was in a Incredible Hulk comic book back in High School by Peter David. Comics Alliance has posted an article about a documentary putting comic books in a historical context! Here is a blurb and the trailer.

Here's CBL's official synopsis:
"Comic Book Literacy" emphasizes the positive attributes of a misunderstood medium. The film features appearances by comic book writers and artists such as Paul Dini, Scott McCloud, Terry Moore, Joe Quesada, Jim Salicrup, Gail Simone and Art Spigeleman as well as historians and scholars who discuss the role comics play in education in both an historical and contemporary context.





New Documentary 'Comic Book Literacy' to Debut at C2E2 in April - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
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  1. SamaxMarch 13, 2010 at 12:52 AM

    yeah, don't get me started. I learned to read with comics, and studies have proven that kids that read comics have a higher vocabulary.

    I see a lot of the relationship between comics and education (and the academic world in general) improving. i touched on it briefly in this interview: http://ghettomanga.blogspot.com/2010/02/fanboy-video-interviews-me-at-dcc.html

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