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Adults Just Want to Have Fun (Too!) Graphic Novels for a Mature Audience   Don  Boozer [email_address] Anastasia  Diamond-Ortiz anastasia.diamond-ortiz@cpl.org>
What are  COMICS  ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A  Very  Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Visual storytelling started over 30,000 years ago. Skeptical?
A  Very  Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Moving onto 1275 BC, it was eventually picked up by the Egyptians…
A  Very  Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Next, we come to Trajan’s Column in AD 113…
A  Very  Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Finally, we come to 1066 AD and the most famous piece of medieval VISUAL NONFICTION…
What is a  GRAPHIC NOVEL  ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How to Tell the Difference Between Graphic Novels for Children, Teens, and Adults ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Practical Concerns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Award-winning Graphic Novels Pulitzer Prize, 1992 TIME Magazine #1 Book of the Year Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007 ,[object Object],[object Object]
Films, Games, TV...
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Who Belongs to Whom?
Looks Can Be Deceiving… The Big Guys…Looking Independent
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[object Object],Dark Horse Comics Drawn & Quarterly Fantagraphics Books IDW Publishing Image Comics Top Cow Productions, Inc. Top Shelf Productions
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Dealing With Challenges
… and this is just the beginning! ,[object Object],THANK YOU...

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Adults Want to Have Fun (Too!)--Graphic Novels

  • 1. Adults Just Want to Have Fun (Too!) Graphic Novels for a Mature Audience Don Boozer [email_address] Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz anastasia.diamond-ortiz@cpl.org>
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  • 3. A Very Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Visual storytelling started over 30,000 years ago. Skeptical?
  • 4. A Very Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Moving onto 1275 BC, it was eventually picked up by the Egyptians…
  • 5. A Very Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Next, we come to Trajan’s Column in AD 113…
  • 6. A Very Brief History of VISUAL STORYTELLING Finally, we come to 1066 AD and the most famous piece of medieval VISUAL NONFICTION…
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  • 13. Who Belongs to Whom?
  • 14. Looks Can Be Deceiving… The Big Guys…Looking Independent
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