With Great Power Comes Great Pedagogy

<p>Contributions by Bart Beaty Jenny Blenk Ben Bolling Peter E. Carlson Johnathan Flowers Antero Garcia Dale Jacobs Ebony Flowers Kalir James Kelley Susan E. Kirtley Frederik Byrn Køhlert John A. Lent Leah Misemer Johnny Parker II Nick Sousanis Aimee Valentine and Benjamin J. Villarreal</p><p>More and more educators are using comics in the classroom. As such this edited volume sets out the stakes definitions and exemplars of recent comics pedagogy from K-12 contexts to higher education instruction to ongoing communities of scholars working outside of the academy.</p><p>Building upon interdisciplinary approaches to teaching comics and teaching with comics this book brings together diverse voices to share key theories and research on comics pedagogy. By gathering scholars creators and educators across various fields and in K-12 as well as university settings editors Susan E. Kirtley Antero Garcia and Peter E. Carlson significantly expand scholarship.</p><p>This valuable resource offers both critical pieces and engaging interviews with key comics professionals who reflect on their own teaching experience and on considerations of the benefits of creating comics in education. Included are interviews with acclaimed comics writers Lynda Barry Brian Michael Bendis Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Walker as well as essays spanning from studying the use of superhero comics in the classroom to the ways comics can enrich and empower young readers.</p><p>The inclusion of creators scholars and teachers leads to perspectives that make this volume unlike any other currently available. These voices echo the diverse needs of the many stakeholders invested in using comics in education today.</p>