A talk given to Media Studies teachers.

10. “ The comics erode the most fundamental habits of humane, civilised living… and they erode them in the most vulnerable element of our society, our children… “ If we ban the comics we are reducing the chances of war and preventing the further perversion of the world’s children.” Bill Pearson letter to Landfall (March, 1955)

11. The Comics Scare (1940s-1950s)

13. Seduction of the Innocent by Dr. Frederic Wertham (1954)

22. “ There will be no attempt to give them serious consideration on aesthetic grounds, because they are simply not worth it.” Margaret Dalziel ‘ The Comics in New Zealand,’ Landfall (March, 1955)

26. The ‘Graphic Novel’

27. Bandes Dessinées (BD)

37. Graphic Novels by Paul Gravett Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

38. Genre

47. Manga

49. Manga: Kodomo – aimed at children Shōjo – aimed at girls Shōnen – aimed at boys Josei – aimed at young women (18-30) Seinen – aimed at young men (18-30) Yaoi – ‘boy love’ comics Yuri – ‘girl love’ comics Hentai – erotic comics Dōjinshi – fan comics

51. Crayon Shin-Chan (1992-) by Yoshito Usui

52. Kawaii ! (cute)

53. Shojo Shonen

55. Doujinshi – manga made by fans

56. Shojo Shonen

62. Visual Language

64. Reading Pictures

66. closure

69. CHANTAL MONTELLIER

70. Visual Metaphor

71. DAVID B.

72. JOE CHIAPPETTA

73. HERGE Tintin (The Castafiore Emerald)

74. MIWA UEDA, Peach Girl

77. Dialects, Idioms, Accents

83. LLOYD DANGLE

84. Style vs. Content

88. Style as Content

93. Style as individual ‘Voice’

97. Imaginary Physics

103. Picture + Picture = Comics

107. TANIGUCHI The Man Who Walks

110. Syntax & Grammar

114. KATSUHIRO OTOMO Akira

116. CHESTER BROWN Louis Riel

117. KAZ

118. CHRIS WARE

119. Words + Pictures

122. WILL EISNER Comics & Sequential Art

123. JIM WOODRING Frank

124. JOHN BYRNE

126. DAVE SIM & GERHARD, Cerebus

127. DAVE SIM & GERHARD, Cerebus

128. DAVE SIM & GERHARD, Cerebus

129. GOSCINNY & UDERZO, Asterix the Legionary