Comic connections : building character and theme / edited by Sandra Eckard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eckard, Sandra, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc--Themes, motives.

Comic books, strips, etc., in education.

Character in literature.

Graphic novels--History and criticism.

Graphic novels.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Building character and theme

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

"This book is designed to help teachers from middle school through college find exciting new strategies to help students develop their literacy skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: building character and theme / Sandra Eckard

Tales and dreams: Neil Gaiman's the Sandman and critical and creative thinking in the English classroom / Carmela Delia Lanza

Marvelous families, epic dysfunction: combining Norse mythology, the Thor comics, and Marvel films in a general education literature course / Holly M. Wells

Flip the hero script: Kamala Khan and Katniss Everdeen search for agency, purpose, and identity / Mary T. Christel

Marvel's civil war: interrogating vigilantism and the superhero myth in the post-9/11 era / Jane Coulter, Keith Mccleary

From Marvel's Daredevil to Netflix's Defenders: justice is blind? / P.l. Thomas

Comics and philosophy: Batman and the nature of evil / Jon Ostenson

Discovering and discussing tall tale elements through Lemke's tall great American folktales: the comic anthology / Jennifer Toney

Finding the panther: Marvel comics' Black Panther socio-historical roots and their influences on character development / Scott Honeycutt, Karin Keith, Renee Rice-Moran, Lashay Jennings, Huili Hong

21st century creature: analyzing Frankenstein in the medium of comics / Jeffrey hayes

Word from Krypton: analyzing the character of Superman / Richard Harrison.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Comic connections.

ISBN:

9781475828078

1475828071

9781475828085

147582808X

OCLC:

1051086823