2009 Comic Book News Archives

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November 7, 2009: Comic Books Good for Children's Learning

Science is finally catching up to something we've all known for a long time - comic books are a useful learning tool for children.

    Researchers believe they can benefit from tales about the caped crusader, Superman and even Dennis the Menace in the same way they can from reading other types of literature, despite teachers and parents often being snooty about comics, experts say.

    According to the research, critics say that reading comics is actually a "simplified version" of reading that doesn't have the complexity of "real" books with their "dense columns of words and lack of pictures".

You can read the entire article at the UK's Telegraph website.



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