tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040911948950965125.post6191372363136153141..comments2022-02-15T07:55:22.034-06:00Comments on Book Wind: GladStone's School for World Conquerors by Mark Andrew Smith & Armand Villavert - A review by Nick PetersenTom Philionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06066393537809002425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040911948950965125.post-12899638346140184442013-04-11T19:55:08.636-05:002013-04-11T19:55:08.636-05:00Sounds like a fun read with a pretty novel premise...Sounds like a fun read with a pretty novel premise (although the "school for kids with special talents thing is being done a lot, I don't think I've seen one for villains). It's nice to see the 'superhero' comic take a different direction. Seems like it could be a pretty fun read for middle school readers. <br /><br />I love the "legitimization" of graphic novels, and would love to teach one in high school English one day. Last summer, I took a Graphic Novels class that covered a few works in the 'comics canon' (Maus, Fun Home, Persepolis, to name a few), and it was eye-opening, especially to see just how long (3 hr class) we could hold discussions on comics. There's a lot of literary mining to do there, and I think this could be a 'gateway' graphic novel to introduce kids to the extended-form comic.Zak Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947173775818091094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040911948950965125.post-14897807903789444482013-04-10T10:01:15.470-05:002013-04-10T10:01:15.470-05:00I really enjoyed the links you included in the rev...I really enjoyed the links you included in the review. I think its important to note that teachers can and should use different mediums of instruction, and that the graphic novel can be just as valid as a traditional novel. Some students are more visually oriented, so for them, a graphic novel might actually be more helpful. I personally do better with traditional reading, but can't help but enjoy the action and beautiful graphics in the examples of graphic novel I've seen.Samantha Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295219580308926787noreply@blogger.com