A review of the main aspects of the comics in the society.

1. COMICS, THE 9TH ART.
Comic is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential panels that
represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive prose
and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics
art form. Although comics has some origins in 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe,
comic books were first popularized in the United States during the 1930s. The term comic
book derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a
humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres,
usually not humorous in tone.
1. Idea/Concept
2. Writer/Story
3. Penciller
4. Inker
5. Collorist
6. Letterer
COMICS SOCIAL IMPACT
Comic books not only present action stories but tries to explore the complexity of
human behavior like wars, addictions, intrafamily violence. Here some examples.
Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85 Green Arrow runs into muggers who shoot him with
a crossbow. Strangely, the weapon is loaded with his own arrows. Tracking down the
attackers, Green Arrow and his best friend, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, find out that the
muggers are junkies who need money for their addiction, and are surprised to find
Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy among them.
Captain America #117 (1969) Captain America introduces the first Afro-American hero
in the publisher Falcon and before that Black Panther was introduced as the first
African hero so that the Company not only enhance its list of heroes but changes a
point of view in a time known for the racism and discrimination.
FEATURED COMICS PUBLISHERS
MARVEL
Comics
Spider-Man, Daredevil,
Captain America, X-
Men, Iron Man.
DC
Comics
Superman, Batman, The
Flash, V for Vendetta.
Image
Comics
The Walking Dead,
Spawn, Ninja Turtles.
Dark
Horse
Comics
Hellboy, Sin City, 300,
Star Wars, Umbrella
Academy.
Comics In education.
The use of comics in education is based on the concept of creating engagement and
motivation for students. The effectiveness of comics as medium for effective learning
and development has been the subject of debate since the origin modern comic book
in the 1930s.
It has been noted that the use of a narrative form such as a comic "can foster pupils'
interest in science" and help students remember what they have learnt and providing a
means of fostering discussion. However, it has also been noted that many educators
remain "ambivalent" about the use of comic books as an educational tool. Comics have

2. also been used as a medium to communicate health care information on subjects such
as diabetes.
“Three E’s of Comics.”
 Engagement: Comics impart meaning through the reader’s active engagement
with written language and juxtaposed sequential images. Readers must actively
make meaning from the interplay of text and images, as well as by filling in the
gaps between panels.
 Efficiency: The comic format conveys large amounts of information in a short
time. This is especially effective for teaching content in the subject areas (math,
science, social studies, etc.).
 Effectiveness: Processing text and images together leads to better recall and
transfer of learning. Neurological experiments have shown that we process text
and images in different areas of the brain: known as the Dual-Coding Theory of
Cognition. These experiments also indicate that pairing an image with text leads
to increased memory retention for both. With comics, students not only learn
the material faster, they learn it better.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANAGES
Advantages Disadvantages
 A great way of learning or
teaching.
 It is catchy, appealing.
 It is an out of the box form of art.
 It sends a message despite it is
not a conventional kind of media.
 The comic conveys social feeling
or concern.
 It is not consider as effective as
the others media.
 Some kinds of comic books are
too violent and raw, and they are
not consider appropriate for all
ages.