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Graphic novels: providing a different perspective

By Karen Gray

Issue 91, Term 4 2014

Graphic stories have been told since time immemorial. From the 17,000-year old cave paintings of Lascaux, the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt, the tapestry panels of the Middle Ages, and the invention of the printing press; all had a graphic story to tell. Today, manga, comics, comic books, graphic

The Ever-Rising Popularity of Graphic Novels

By Michael Jongen, Helen Kain

Issue 125, Term 2 2023

and current social issues. The diversity of themes, content and style also encourages creativity and non-linear thinking in our students. In 2014 Karen Gray wrote an article for Connections , demonstrating how graphic novels can be successfully used across the curriculum and arguing that teacher