12. Visual Literacy =
An ALA Initiative
“Visual literacy is a set of abilities that
enables an individual to effectively find,
interpret, evaluate, use, and
create images and visual media.”
13. “Visual literacy skills equip a learner to
understand and analyze the
contextual, cultural, ethical, aesthetic,
intellectual, and technical components
involved in the production and use of visual
materials.”
www.ala.org/acrl/standards/visualliteracy
14. Comics Are Ideal
Images "are the vocabulary of the
language called comics."
- McCloud, S. (1994). Understanding comics. HarperCollins. Chicago
25. Getting patrons interested
● Find out if a patron is interested in a “nontext narrative formats”
● Think about visual style and plot! It is
easier to connect readers by matching
narratives and subjects.
● Connect users to GNs via other formats.
Get feedback from the Patron!
● Repeat!
36. Genre Examples
•Adventure/Action
-The Adventures of Tintin (24 books) by Herge
-The Losers (5 vol) by Andy Diggle (writer) & Jock (artist)
•Mystery/Crime
-Whiteout (2 vol) by Greg Rucka (writer) & Steve Leiber (artist)
-Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter by Darwyn Cooke
•General Fiction
-Love and Rockets (series) by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez
-Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
-Contract with God by Will Eisner
37. Genre Examples
•Romance
-Blankets by Craig Thompson
-Nana (series) by Ai Yazawa
•Fantasy
-Sandman (10 vol) by Neil Gaiman (writer) and many artists
-Bone (series) by Jeff Smith
-Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNICLE (series) by CLAMP
-Oh My Goddess! (series) by Kosuke Fujishima
38. Genre Examples
•Science Fiction
-Y: The Last Man (10 vol) by Brian K. Vaughn (writer) & Pia Guerra (art)
-Akira by Otomo Kasuhiro
-The Manhattan Projects (2 vol) by Jonathan Hickman (writer) & Nick Pitarra (art)
•Horror
-Black Hole by Charles Burns
-The Walking Dead (17 vol) by Robert Kirkman (writer), Tony Moore & Charlie Adlard (art)
- Locke & Key (6 volumes) by Joe Hill (writer) & Gabriel Rodriguez (art)
39. Genre Examples
•Historical
-Maus (2 vol) by Art Spiegelman
-Buddha (8 vol) by Osamu Tezuka
-King by Ho Che Anderson
•Humor
-Tales Designed to Thrizzle by Michael Kupperman
-Ouran High School Host Club (series) by Bisco Hatori
40. Genre Examples
•Superheroes
-Watchmen by Alan Moore (writer) & Dave Gibbons (art)
-All-Star Superman (2 vol) by Grant Morrison (writer) & Frank Quitely (art)
-Wonder Woman, New 52 (3 vol) by Brian Azzarello (writer) & Cliff Chiang (art)
•Non-Fiction
-Palestine by Joe Sacco
-Manga Guide to Molecular Biology by Masahara Takemura
•Memoir
-Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
-Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and me by Ellen Forney
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Art contest or classes
Comic artist visits
Costume party or contest
Partner with a comic book store
Discussion groups
Free Comic Day (first Saturday in May)
Movie/anime connections
Exciting displays!!!
46. Arrangement Issues
● Age restrictions
○ Content
○ Reading Level
● Series are long
○ Expense
○ Space issues
47. Tech-Services Issues
● Cataloging / Discovery
○ Many creators
○ Often shelved by format, not topic
○ LC & recreational reading
● Binding
○ Manga can be bulky
○ Most graphic novels take up more shelf
space & height than other titles
51. Slides & handout: tinyurl.com/scla13-gn
Contact us:
Tammy Ivins
tivins@fmarion.edu
Bryson Kopf
bkopf@cumberland.lib.nc.us
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