“…According to various scholars, graphic novels can provide the motivation for reluctant and struggling readers to read (Schwarz, 2002), aid for general readers (Öz & Efeoğlu, 2015), support for comprehending the presented information in the text (Christensen, 2006), opportunities for students having different learning styles (Seelow, 2010)), the development of visual literacy (Brozo, Moorman & Meyer, 2013) and the stimulation of critical thinking (Jacobs, 2007). Much of the research up to now however is mostly descriptive in nature, indicating a need to explore the effects of graphic novels with quantitative analysis on the aforementioned benefits.…”