Here are some links to articles on comics, graphic novels, etc.:
(I have not authored, nor claim rights to, any of the items linked below. I share them only for educational purposes and do not profit from their use or sharing. I do, however, offer thanks and gratitude to all of the educators, students, authors, and institutions who have made these items available digitally.)
Intermediality: Bridge to Critical Media Literacy Ann Watts Pailliotet, Ladislaus Semali, Rita K. Rodenberg, Jackie K. Giles and Sherry L. Macaul The Reading Teacher, Vol. 54, No. 2, Children's Choices for 2000 Phonemic Awareness Multiple Sign Systems (Oct., 2000), pp. 208-219 ished by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204895
Nietzschean Values in Comic Writing George McFadden boundary 2, Vol. 9/10, Vol. 9, no. 3 - Vol. 10, no. 1, Why Nietzsche Now? A Boundary 2 Symposium (Spring - Autumn, 1981), pp. 337-358 Published by: Duke University Press Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/303126
Summer Program Helps Adolescents Merge Technology, Popular Culture, Reading, and Writing for Academic Purposes Salika A. Lawrence, Kelly McNeal and Melda N. Yildiz Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy , Vol. 52, No. 6 (Mar., 2009), pp. 483-494 Published by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20468391
Teacher to Teacher: What Activity Has Been Most Effective in Assisting High School Students to Read Successfully? Maureen Early, Rosemary Fryer, Jodi Leckbee and Brenda H. Walton The English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 5, Secondary Readers Reading Successfully (May, 2004), pp. 20-23 Published by: National Council of Teachers of English Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128930
Understanding the Manga Hype: Uncovering the Multimodality of Comic-Book Literacies Adam Schwartz and Eliane Rubinstein-Ãvila Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Sep., 2006), pp. 40-49 Published by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40012306
Using Comic Books as Read-Alouds: Insights on Reading Instruction from an English as a Second Language Classroom Jason Ranker The Reading Teacher, Vol. 61, No. 4 (Dec., 2007 - Jan., 2008), pp. 296-305 Published by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204588
Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom: Engaging Deaf Students with a New Genre Linda Smetana, Darah Odelson, Heidi Burns and Dana L. Grisham Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Nov., 2009), pp. 228-240 Published by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614551
Using Student-Generated Comic Books in the Classroom Timothy G. Morrison, Gregory Bryan and George W. Chilcoat Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 45, No. 8 (May, 2002), pp. 758-767 Published by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40012828
You Gotta See It to Believe It: Teaching Visual Literacy in the English Classroom Robyn Seglem and Shelbie Witte Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Nov., 2009), pp. 216-226 Published by: International Reading Association Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614550
Here are some links to articles on comics, graphic novels, etc.:
(I have not authored, nor claim rights to, any of the items linked below. I share them only for educational purposes and do not profit from their use or sharing. I do, however, offer thanks and gratitude to all of the educators, students, authors, and institutions who have made these items available digitally.)
A Comic-Book World
Stephen E. Tabachnick
World Literature Today, Vol. 81, No. 2, Graphic Literature (Mar. - Apr., 2007), pp. 24-28
Published by: University of Oklahoma
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40159292
A Comic-Book World.pdf
Adult Fans of Comic Books: What They Get out of Reading
Stergios Botzakis
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Sep., 2009), pp. 50-59
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40344340
Adult Fans of Comic Books What They Get out of Reading.pdf
Bringing Comic Books to Class
History of the Comic Strip by David Kunzle; Adult Comics: An Introduction by Roger Sabin; Comics & Sequential Art by Will Eisner; Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Review by:George Dardess
College English, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Feb., 1995), pp. 213-222
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/378816
Bringing Comic Books to Class.pdf
Bringing Graphic Novels into a School's Curriculum
Katherine T. Bucher and M. Lee Manning
The Clearing House, Vol. 78, No. 2 (Nov. - Dec., 2004), pp. 67-72
Published by: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30197687
Bringing Graphic Novels into a School's Curriculum.pdf
Bold Books for Innovative Teaching: Show, Don't Tell: Graphic Novels in the Classroom
Don Gallo and Stephen Weiner
The English Journal, Vol. 94, No. 2, Subversive English (Nov., 2004), pp. 114-117
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128785
Bold Books for Innovative Teaching Show Don't Tell Graphic Novels in the Classroom.pdf
Comic Strips as a Text Structure for Learning to Read
Claudia J. McVicker
The Reading Teacher, Vol. 61, No. 1 (Sep., 2007), pp. 85-88
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204554
Comic Strips as a Text Structure for Learning to Read.pdf
Critical Literacies and Graphic Novels for English-Language Learners: Teaching Maus
Christian W. Chun
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 2 (Oct., 2009), pp. 144-153
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40344359
Critical Literacies and Graphic Novels for English-Language Learners Teaching Maus.pdf
Culture and Stigma: Popular Culture and the Case of Comic Books
Paul Lopes
Sociological Forum, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Sep., 2006), pp. 387-414
Published by: Springer
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4540949
Culture and Stigma Popular Culture and the Case of Comic Books.pdf
Defining Comics?
Aaron Meskin
The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 65, No. 4 (Autumn, 2007), pp. 369-379
Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The American Society for Aesthetics
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4622260
Defining Comics.pdf
Effects of Comic Strips on L2 Learners' Reading Comprehension
Jun Liu
TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 225-243
ished by: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3588379
Effects of Comic Strips on L2 Learners' Reading Comprehension.pdf
Expanding Literacies through Graphic Novels
Gretchen Schwarz
The English Journal, Vol. 95, No. 6 (Jul., 2006), pp. 58-64
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30046629
Expanding Literacies through Graphic Novels.pdf
Finding Space and Time for the Visual in K-12 Literacy Instruction
Dawnene D. Hassett and Melissa B. Schieble
The English Journal, Vol. 97, No. 1 (Sep., 2007), pp. 62-68
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30047210
Finding Space and Time for the Visual in K-12 Literacy Instruction.pdf
Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies
Gretchen E. Schwarz
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Nov., 2002), pp. 262-265
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40017133
Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies.pdf
Graphic Novels in the Secondary Classroom and School Libraries
Paula E. Griffith
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 54, No. 3 (November 2010), pp. 181-189
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40961524
Graphic Novels in the Secondary Classroom and School Libraries.pdf
Heroes in the Classroom: Comic Books in Art Education
Jay Berkowitz and Todd Packer
Art Education, Vol. 54, No. 6, Learning to Draw (Nov., 2001), pp. 12-18
Published by: National Art Education Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3193910
Heroes in the Classroom Comic Books in Art Education.pdf
How Comic Books Can Change the Way Our Students See Literature: One Teacher's Perspective
Rocco Versaci
The English Journal, Vol. 91, No. 2 (Nov., 2001), pp. 61-67
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/822347
How Comic Books Can Change the Way Our Students See Literature One Teacher's Perspective.pdf
Intermediality: Bridge to Critical Media Literacy
Ann Watts Pailliotet, Ladislaus Semali, Rita K. Rodenberg, Jackie K. Giles and Sherry L. Macaul
The Reading Teacher, Vol. 54, No. 2, Children's Choices for 2000 Phonemic Awareness Multiple Sign Systems (Oct., 2000), pp. 208-219
ished by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204895
Interpreting Visual Culture as Cultural Narratives in Teacher Education
Nancy Pauly
Studies in Art Education, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Spring, 2003), pp. 264-284
Published by: National Art Education Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1321013
More than Words: Comics as a Means of Teaching Multiple Literacies
Dale Jacobs
The English Journal, Vol. 96, No. 3 (Jan., 2007), pp. 19-25
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30047289
Nietzschean Values in Comic Writing
George McFadden
boundary 2, Vol. 9/10, Vol. 9, no. 3 - Vol. 10, no. 1, Why Nietzsche Now? A Boundary 2 Symposium (Spring - Autumn, 1981), pp. 337-358
Published by: Duke University Press
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/303126
Summer Program Helps Adolescents Merge Technology, Popular Culture, Reading, and Writing for Academic Purposes
Salika A. Lawrence, Kelly McNeal and Melda N. Yildiz
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy , Vol. 52, No. 6 (Mar., 2009), pp. 483-494
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20468391
Teacher to Teacher: What Activity Has Been Most Effective in Assisting High School Students to Read Successfully?
Maureen Early, Rosemary Fryer, Jodi Leckbee and Brenda H. Walton
The English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 5, Secondary Readers Reading Successfully (May, 2004), pp. 20-23
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128930
The Comic Book Project: Forging Alternative Pathways to Literacy
Michael Bitz
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 47, No. 7 (Apr., 2004), pp. 574-586
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40017191
The Comic Book Project: The Lives of Urban Youth
Michael Bitz
Art Education, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Mar., 2004), pp. 33-39
Published by: National Art Education Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3194113
The Motivating Power of Comic Books: Insights from Archie Comic Readers
Bonny Norton
The Reading Teacher, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Oct., 2003), pp. 140-147
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20205333
The Visual Narrative: Kids, Comic Books, and Creativity
Gary R. Hoff
Art Education, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Mar., 1982), pp. 20-23
Published by: National Art Education Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3192605
Transforming English with Graphic Novels: Moving toward Our "Optimus Prime"
James Bucky Carter
The English Journal, Vol. 97, No. 2 (Nov., 2007), pp. 49-53
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30046788
Understanding the Manga Hype: Uncovering the Multimodality of Comic-Book Literacies
Adam Schwartz and Eliane Rubinstein-Ãvila
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Sep., 2006), pp. 40-49
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40012306
Understanding Visual Rhetoric in Digital Writing Environments
Mary E. Hocks
College Composition and Communication ,Vol. 54, No. 4 (Jun., 2003), pp. 629-656
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3594188
Using Comic Books as Read-Alouds: Insights on Reading Instruction from an English as a Second Language Classroom
Jason Ranker
The Reading Teacher, Vol. 61, No. 4 (Dec., 2007 - Jan., 2008), pp. 296-305
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204588
Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School
Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher
The English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 3 (Jan., 2004), pp. 19-25
Published by: National Council of Teachers of English
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4128804
Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom: Engaging Deaf Students with a New Genre
Linda Smetana, Darah Odelson, Heidi Burns and Dana L. Grisham
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Nov., 2009), pp. 228-240
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614551
Using Student-Generated Comic Books in the Classroom
Timothy G. Morrison, Gregory Bryan and George W. Chilcoat
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 45, No. 8 (May, 2002), pp. 758-767
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40012828
Visual Culture: Developments, Definitions, and Directions for Art Education
Paul Duncum
Studies in Art Education ,Vol. 42, No. 2 (Winter, 2001), pp. 101-112
Published by: National Art Education Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1321027
What Is a Graphic Novel?
Eddie Campbell
World Literature Today, Vol. 81, No. 2, Graphic Literature (Mar. - Apr., 2007), pp. 13-15
Published by: University of Oklahoma
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40159289
You Gotta See It to Believe It: Teaching Visual Literacy in the English Classroom
Robyn Seglem and Shelbie Witte
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Nov., 2009), pp. 216-226
Published by: International Reading Association
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25614550