Saturday morning in early November, SLANZA
Te Tai Tokerau held a session at the Whangarei Public Library with comic book
guru Stu Colson from Heroes For Sale. Aimed for school librarians and teachers the
presentation attracted fifteen people, and we were certainly impressed with his
passion and knowledge on the subject.
We began with an interesting history
of comics, covering the self-regulating Comics Code Authority and sharing
little gems like the fact that the biggest selling comics during World War II
were romance comics read by the soldiers!. As well he discussed the
storytelling techniques utilized in graphic novels: the pacing, impact, mood
and length of the story.
Stu Colson strongly believes that graphic
novels are a gateway to children becoming interested in reading for fun, and
convinced us that exposure to images enhances our students’ creativity and
imagination.
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