Use these links to look at some online versions of comics:
http://www.moosekidcomics.com/
http://www.beano.com/
http://www.dandy.com/
http://www.oorwullie.co.uk/
http://titanmagazines.com/t/simpsons-comics/?locale=uk
http://www.dccomics.com/comics
http://www.asterix.com/
We will be starting a comic unit when we come back after the holidays. You will need to understand the following by the end of the unit:
Target audience – who normally reads each of the comics, what pleasure they get from it, what need is being met?
Narrative structure – how is each comic normally laid out, what similarities are there between different brands of comic, what is each comic’s unique selling point?
Stereotypes – Which characters in the strips are stereotypes of how certain groups of people are supposed to behave? (For example which characters are stereotypes of heroes?)
Colour – is the comic strip in colour? Why/why not? What does the choice of colour/monochrome (black and white) tell you about the comic strip?
Institution – the people who make each comic earn money from it and it is their business. Work out how they make a profit from their comics.
It will help you if you actually buy a real comic to look at. These can be found in your local newsagents.
