The Graphic Novel and the Age of Transition: A Survey and Analysis

Tabachnick, Stephen E.

doi:10.2487/elt.53.1(2010)0050

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“…One form of increasingly pervasive media that may require further examination is that of the portrayal of smoking in graphic novels/comic books 20 . Tabachnick 21 defines a graphic novel as 'an extended comic book, written by adults for adults'. It is important to note that the readership of graphic novels has long since moved beyond an 'odd', or 'anorak' status 22 and into the mainstream 23 .…”

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An examination of portrayals of smoking in graphic novels/comic books: A picture is worth a thousand words

Houghton¹,

Houghton²

2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION Smoking continues to extract an unacceptably high toll in Ireland in terms of both mortality and morbidity. Therefore, attention needs to focus on examining pro-smoking influences on teenagers and young adults, as most smokers start smoking before the age of 21 years. Given that this critical period is one of identity formation and assertion of adulthood, it is useful to look at media representation of smoking. One form of increasingly pervasive media that may require further examination is that of the portrayal of smoking in graphic novels. The broad appeal of graphic novels has been well noted, particularly to those aged under 35 years. METHODS This research examined a random selection of ten graphic novels chosen from the main library in a provincial Irish City. The novels were examined on a panel-by-panel basis for images of smokers. Smokers were coded by gender. RESULTS Analysis identified a total of 526 panels depicting smoking. Substantial variation was noted in the number of smoking images between novels, varying from 0 to 267. A dramatic difference in the number of male to female smokers was observed, the ratio being approximately 17:1. CONCLUSIONS Graphic novels must be considered as a potentially significant source of portrayals of smoking to adolescent and young adult readers of this form of literature.

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An examination of portrayals of smoking in graphic novels/comic books: A picture is worth a thousand words

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Houghton²

2020

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“…The comics medium discussed in this paper, it has been argued, sits somewhere on the spectrum between print and digital culture. Still possessing the material features of a conventional book, comics also have the aesthetic * Email: Shari.Sabeti@ed.ac.uk appeal of a computer screen (Tabachnik 2010). 'Comics literacy' and 'digital literacy' have been seen as aligned, often possessed by the same individuals, and both involving more participatory forms of cultural interaction -conventions, fandom, online production (Gee 2007;Jenkins 1992Jenkins , 2008Putz 1999).…”

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The ‘Strange Alteration’ ofHamlet: Comic Books, Adaptation and Constructions of Adolescent literacy

Sabeti

2014

Changing English

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This article examines two comic book adaptations of Shakespeare's Hamlet produced for teenage readers and used in school classrooms. It seeks to understand the ways in which particular kinds of literacy are being implied and constructed through the textual practice of multimodal adaptation. It presents a close reading of sections of the texts and places them within the framework of multimodal theory and adaptation studies. The paper is part of a larger study of comic book adaptations of Shakespeare's plays based on a series of semi-structured interviews with the producers (publishers, artists, textual editors) involved in the adaptation process. The data are analyzed in order to raise questions concerning the assumptions about literacy inherent in educational texts, and to outline the importance of further qualitative research in the area.

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Beyond the Written Word

Etter

Thon

2019

New Approaches to the Twenty-First-Century Anglophone Novel

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The Graphic Novel and the Age of Transition: A Survey and Analysis

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An examination of portrayals of smoking in graphic novels/comic books: A picture is worth a thousand words

An examination of portrayals of smoking in graphic novels/comic books: A picture is worth a thousand words

The ‘Strange Alteration’ ofHamlet: Comic Books, Adaptation and Constructions of Adolescent literacy

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