1. Comic Books & Graphic Novels A Brief History

2. Comic Books  art in the form of sequential panels that represent individual scenes that have brief descriptive prose and written narrative. Usually include word balloons.  Orginated in 1933 in The United States  Reprinting of newspaper comic strips in book format  1938’s Superman turned comic books into a major industry  Different types: graphic novel, manga, etc.

3. Silver Age 1956-1970Golden Age 1930-1950 Bronze Age 1970-1985

4. Modern Age mid 1980’s to Present

5. The Graphic Novel  Subcategory of comic books  Definition: fictional story that is presented in comic strip form and presented as a book.  Sometimes used to create a distinction between works created as stand alone stories, in contrast to collections or compilations of a story arc from a comic book series published in book form.  First term of “graphic novel” appeared in print in 1976

7. Differences between Comic Books & Graphic Novels  Story completeness (gn covers one story in its entirety)  Length. Comics run between 21 and 24 pages, graphic novels run between 60-120 pages.  Availability. GN are available at traditional bookstores/libraries.  Maturity. GN more geared towards adults.  Advertisements. Typically more advertisements in CB’s, none in GN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p87GVlCoutY