Comic book

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/comic-book

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a comic book and how does it tell a story?A comic book uses drawings and speech bubbles to show a story. It combines pictures and words so you can follow the adventure.
2. Who were some early people who helped create comic books?Rudolph Dirks and Winsor McCay made early comic strips that helped start comic books. They drew stories that were printed in newspapers.

Gutter: The blank space between panels in a comic, where the reader infers the passage of time and action.
Direct Market: A distribution system for comic books that bypasses traditional bookstores, selling directly to specialized comic shops.
Underground Comix: Independent comic books that emerged in the late 1960s, often featuring adult themes and countercultural content.