The Graphic Novels: Maus, Persepolis, Fun Home, and Barefoot Gen

A super genre that can be called "manga" represents a cultural phenomenon erupted in public place for more than 50 years. From comic books of newspaper printing to superhero stories of paperback magazines, the comic industry is increasingly appealing in general. But with the publication of Maus of Art Spiegelman, manga opened the door to the world of possibilities. After Maus received a high reputation, as a scholarly taboo of his, historical commentary graphic novel gained public attention. Persepolis of Marjane Satrapi, fun house of Alison Bechdel, Barefoot Gen of Nakazawa Keiji, and so on. A group of people.

In recent years, non - fiction type mainstream popular culture is making graphic novel a real house. From fan home from Maus to Persepolis, and up to March, award-winning non-fiction graphic novels have been applied to various other types and are also being incorporated into new generation readers. But what about the future of nonfiction graphic fiction type? What stories need to be talked about, what creators are excited about, and what are you sharing now? Team member Thi Bui (do my best), Abby Howard (Ocean Renegades!), Alex Irvine (baseball cartoon book story), Clifford Johnson (The Dialogues), Peter Tomasi (The Bridge) answered these questions To do. Travis Langley (Daredevil psychology)

Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home" received the glory that is not normally seen in graphic novels. Occasionally things like "Maus" and "Persepolis" will gather literary attention, and Bechdel's work should certainly be in that stage. This book is a memoir of Becker's relationship with her father Bruce, the connection and distance between the two are probably created by two aspects - they are very similar - like literature and homosexuality. Bruce · Bekderle, matured in the 1950s, kept the secrets of sexuality, walked around the lives of people all over the world and resigned in this way.

In the past, Fun Home with memory of pictures was designated as a controversy when college students read for portability. A homosexual novel "Persianpolis" was also protested when assigned to junior high school students due to scenes involving torture. According to the "bare bread" theory this content describes concepts and arguments about them, so it may only be considered aggressive than traditional novels. According to NCTE, Shelley Hong Xu, Associate Professor at the Long Beach School of California State University Department of Teacher Education, suggested that teachers are getting late about graphic novels and learning more. Xu argues that educators are taking time to read graphic novels and pay attention to understanding.