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From: Hollis Rudiger <hmrudiger>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:19:11 -0500
Hi Jason!
I agree that our local guys are great resources, not just on the literature, but also on pop culture in general-- they have their thumbs on the pulse of a huge sub culture of kids and YA's. But I would caution librarians and teachers who work with kids to NOT take either their word for age recommendation or the recommendation fo the publishers. This is important so I will say it again: Age recommendations for comics and GN's (the distinction, IMHO, in another post) are completely inconsistent both within single publishing houses and across the board. So far-- I am quite sure that this will being to change as editors see how important librarians are to their mission, but right now, I read every single panel/page picture very carefully before deciding age level no matter what any non-professional educator/librarian may say.
We might think about a separate thread to deal with manga, because there are many issues unique to this style. For one, it is Japanese, so there are cultural things which make perfect sense there but are curious to us. Issues of sexuality, the treatment and depiction of women, violence, not to mention all of the subtle symbolic stylization of things like eyes, hair color, and finally the order in which to read panels , right to left and up to down.
(PS- speaking of Bob and speaking of manga, -- he got me into a series called Card Captor Sakura which I really like, and it has been very popular with girls aged 10 or so. he was on the money on that one!)
Hollis Rudiger, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
hmrudiger at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3930 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Hello all,
I think this question has thus far gone unanswered. The correct pronunciation of the word "manga" is [mon-guh], that is to say with a hard g, and an accent on neither syllab le.
It can't be repeated often enough: Read Art Spiegelman'sPulitzer prize-winning "Maus."
Although Frank Miller is perhaps best well known for his treatment of Batman in the GN "The Dark Knight Returns" he also does an excellent job with "300", a GN that retells the story of the Spartan battle against the Persians at Thermopylae. My middle school age kids love it.
Aside from electronic lists (Hello Katy and Megan!), I've found that the best source of information concerning comics and graphic novels is your local comic store. Unli ke many other retail shops, which are often staffed by people who could care less about what they're selling, most comic book shops are staffed by fanatical devotees to the medium who will cheerfully spend hours trying to convert you into comic/manga/GN r eaders.
Here in Madison we are blessed with two great comic book outlets. Bruce, the bespectacled owner of Capital City Comics, is one of the passionate individuals I described above. His passion is surpassed only by that of Bob, who manages Westfield Comics. I don't exaggertae when I tell you that these guys will spend hours helping neophytes find out more about the medium.
Cheers!
Jason Anderson LibrarianMadison Country Day SchoolWaunakee, WI 53597(608) 850`00 Ext. 29
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Received on Thu 15 Apr 2004 10:19:11 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:19:11 -0500
Hi Jason!
I agree that our local guys are great resources, not just on the literature, but also on pop culture in general-- they have their thumbs on the pulse of a huge sub culture of kids and YA's. But I would caution librarians and teachers who work with kids to NOT take either their word for age recommendation or the recommendation fo the publishers. This is important so I will say it again: Age recommendations for comics and GN's (the distinction, IMHO, in another post) are completely inconsistent both within single publishing houses and across the board. So far-- I am quite sure that this will being to change as editors see how important librarians are to their mission, but right now, I read every single panel/page picture very carefully before deciding age level no matter what any non-professional educator/librarian may say.
We might think about a separate thread to deal with manga, because there are many issues unique to this style. For one, it is Japanese, so there are cultural things which make perfect sense there but are curious to us. Issues of sexuality, the treatment and depiction of women, violence, not to mention all of the subtle symbolic stylization of things like eyes, hair color, and finally the order in which to read panels , right to left and up to down.
(PS- speaking of Bob and speaking of manga, -- he got me into a series called Card Captor Sakura which I really like, and it has been very popular with girls aged 10 or so. he was on the money on that one!)
Hollis Rudiger, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center University of Wisconsin-School of Education 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706
hmrudiger at education.wisc.edu Voice: 608&3930 Fax: 608&2I33 www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
Hello all,
I think this question has thus far gone unanswered. The correct pronunciation of the word "manga" is [mon-guh], that is to say with a hard g, and an accent on neither syllab le.
It can't be repeated often enough: Read Art Spiegelman'sPulitzer prize-winning "Maus."
Although Frank Miller is perhaps best well known for his treatment of Batman in the GN "The Dark Knight Returns" he also does an excellent job with "300", a GN that retells the story of the Spartan battle against the Persians at Thermopylae. My middle school age kids love it.
Aside from electronic lists (Hello Katy and Megan!), I've found that the best source of information concerning comics and graphic novels is your local comic store. Unli ke many other retail shops, which are often staffed by people who could care less about what they're selling, most comic book shops are staffed by fanatical devotees to the medium who will cheerfully spend hours trying to convert you into comic/manga/GN r eaders.
Here in Madison we are blessed with two great comic book outlets. Bruce, the bespectacled owner of Capital City Comics, is one of the passionate individuals I described above. His passion is surpassed only by that of Bob, who manages Westfield Comics. I don't exaggertae when I tell you that these guys will spend hours helping neophytes find out more about the medium.
Cheers!
Jason Anderson LibrarianMadison Country Day SchoolWaunakee, WI 53597(608) 850`00 Ext. 29
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Received on Thu 15 Apr 2004 10:19:11 AM CDT
