In my point of view comics books are for both children and adults, because the relation between text and image on comic books help children to get interested about reading and develop their imagination and learn the visual language. “It is also very important to choose the right comic books for children to read and learn the age appropriate material.” Comic books has some messages for children in to learn, for example the snow white and seven dwarf the message is people can be seem nice and kind but inwardly they are evil and satanic.
Comics are one of the most popular forms of media, the development of increasingly visual age.
According to Herg (1935), comics aimed all ages from seven to seventy seven. In fact it has appeal much wider from children first learning to read aged; and each age find level of understanding and appreciate.
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http://comicbooks.about.com/od/buyingcomics/tp/toptenkids.htm
Hergé. (1935). The Adventures of Tintin: The Blues Lotus. London: Egmont.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Comics are a great medium for children visually. I think they are an excellent way to encourage young writers also, as it's exciting and usually easy to follow and understand. I don't agree however that they are suitable for an adult reader (at least not solely). I think the adult reader needs to rely more on the text rather then a visual aspect of a story . I've always thought that the images that form in a readers own mind are more important than that of an illustrators own interpretation of a story.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Sarah, I want to read the story of my own imagination, and create a character in my mind.
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