Cardboard by Doug TenNapel6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() For some books,the complexity of story, words, and images makes for genius, but that may not be where you want to start. ![]() When the alignment is irregular, disturbed, or even completely disconnected (in works such as V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloydor, or American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang) the works are more complex and difficult to read and understand. When images and words are closely aligned, they support each other without pushing too many boundaries. The words and images in graphic novels should support each other and push each other to make a greater whole than either one or the other is capable of on it’s own. What makes Cardboard a great graphic novel for novice readers is something I call alignment. TenNapel is the author of other works such as Ghostopolis and Power Up (you might see a resemblance between Mike, the father in Cardboard and Hugh the protagonist in Power Up). On the other hand, Cardboard by Doug TenNapel is a great graphic novel to start your exploration of the media. ![]() Some interesting research shows that teachers want to use these books but do not know enough about how to read comics in general or how to evaluate graphic novels in particular (see Thomas DeVere Wolsey’s blog).Īlthough I started this blog with SUMO, I must admit it is not a great book for novice graphic novel readers. ![]() One of the issues teachers face when trying to integrate graphic novels into the classroom is a lack of general knowledge about the medium. ![]()
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