Comic Connections: Building Character and Theme

Synopsis

This Book Is Designed To Help Teachers From Middle School Through College Find Exciting New Strategies To Help Students Develop Their Literacy Skills-- Introduction: Building Character And Theme / Sandra Eckard -- Tales And Dreams: Neil Gaiman's The Sandman And Critical And Creative Thinking In The English Classroom / Carmela Delia Lanza -- Marvelous Families, Epic Dysfunction: Combining Norse Mythology, The Thor Comics, And Marvel Films In A General Education Literature Course / Holly M. Wells -- Flip The Hero Script: Kamala Khan And Katniss Everdeen Search For Agency, Purpose, And Identity / Mary T. Christel -- Marvel's Civil War: Interrogating Vigilantism And The Superhero Myth In The Post-9/11 Era / Jane Coulter, Keith Mccleary -- From Marvel's Daredevil To Netflix's Defenders: Justice Is Blind? / P.l. Thomas -- Comics And Philosophy: Batman And The Nature Of Evil / Jon Ostenson -- Discovering And Discussing Tall Tale Elements Through Lemke's Tall Great American Folktales: The Comic Anthology / Jennifer Toney -- Finding The Panther: Marvel Comics' Black Panther Socio-historical Roots And Their Influences On Character Development / Scott Honeycutt, Karin Keith, Renee Rice-moran, Lashay Jennings, Huili Hong -- 21st Century Creature: Analyzing Frankenstein In The Medium Of Comics / Jeffrey Hayes -- Word From Krypton: Analyzing The Character Of Superman / Richard Harrison. Edited By Sandra Eckard. Includes Bibliographical References.