Tag Archives: Graphic Novels

Why You Should Read Comics Aloud to Your Kids

Peter Gutiérrez, board member of Reading With Pictures, has just posted the first in an series of blog posts about “The Case for Adding Graphic Texts to Your Read-Alouds.”  Upcoming posts will offer some specific strategies, but here’s the key part of his pitch:
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Radical Publishing Raises the Bar on Comics

Radical Publishing is a relatively new company offering comics, graphic novels and art books. In their first two years they’ve recruited a host of great comics creators (including one of my personal favorites, Warren Ellis), and their offerings are decidely different from most of what you’ll find from Marvel or DC. Radical’s universe covers a […] Continue reading

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