Webcomics for Middle School Literature

[CJ]

Dreamless seems to be a go! Well, as long as her administration approves (and as of a meeting today, they're considering not being as lenient as they have been in the past...)

Thank you all so much for all the help! It is greatly appreciated! ♥

[sgtrock]

Dreamless seems to be a go! Well, as long as her administration approves (and as of a meeting today, they're considering not being as lenient as they have been in the past...)

Thank you all so much for all the help! It is greatly appreciated! ♥

Gotta love the religious nuts in America. How in Ghu's name did we end up with such a virulent strain?

[CJ]

Dreamless seems to be a go! Well, as long as her administration approves (and as of a meeting today, they're considering not being as lenient as they have been in the past...)

Thank you all so much for all the help! It is greatly appreciated! ♥

Gotta love the religious nuts in America. How in Ghu's name did we end up with such a virulent strain?

The administration's concern is more towards "Can graphic novels be considered literature and be used correctly in an educational setting for English lessons" than "Will this appease God and His ways." So at this point the concern doesn't relate to THIS webcomic, but ANY comic.

[sgtrock]

Dreamless seems to be a go! Well, as long as her administration approves (and as of a meeting today, they're considering not being as lenient as they have been in the past...)

Thank you all so much for all the help! It is greatly appreciated! ♥

Gotta love the religious nuts in America. How in Ghu's name did we end up with such a virulent strain?

The administration's concern is more towards "Can graphic novels be considered literature and be used correctly in an educational setting for English lessons" than "Will this appease God and His ways." So at this point the concern doesn't relate to THIS webcomic, but ANY comic.

OK, fair enough. Even then, it might not hurt to remind them that it's not necessarily the genre so much as individual contributors. I grew up at a time when science fiction and fantasy, for example, was still considered to be trash even though by then there were several examples of works that were considered to be classics (1970s) of any genre. I'm thinking of H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, etc.

Actually, here's a thought: Tie a study of web comics and graphic novels back to their origins, then compare and contrast that with other literature? As an Art History professor I once had was fond of saying, "Art isn't static. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. Art is a conversation!"

Might be a bit much to do more than introduce the concept to middle school kids, but I think it might be well worth the time.

[Arky]

When I saw the thread title, I instantly said to myself "Gunnerkrigg Court!" and was appalled to see that such a sweet and interesting PG comic, which never threatens to cross the line, is unacceptable to anyone. Or that Schlock Mercenary could be unacceptable because of the author being a Mormon (I would have guessed "occasional skimpy outfits and occasional gruesome violence" as the problems).

I would name El Goonish Shive, which is also unrelentingly PG, except if Reynard is unacceptable, I think the gender swapping and body transformation antics would... not fly.

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I'm glad some people were able to name comics which may sneak through the guard of these trolls who think the best way to educate kids (even to morally educate them) is to keep them ignorant of everything they may encounter in the real world. Maybe it will help these kids just a little bit.

[griffon8]

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Supernatural creatures. Otherwise, yes, totally.