If you were to look closely around your classroom, we suspect you’d find more than a few budding graphic novelist hard at work on a comic strip. Why not think of comics as a literary experience? There are plenty of online webcomic makers (see one list below under Tutorials), emerging apps for mobile devices, and the old-fashioned but tried-and-true technology of paper and pencil. The beauty of comic making is that it combines the power of the narrative with the impact of the visual. Inference is a key component to composing a comic, as well. Scott McCloud’s work on comics… Read more »