Title: Do you think comics are a children's or adult genre/media?
My simple and direct answer will be 'can be both' because comics can be appeal to anyone at any age. Defining whether or not comics are a children's genre will probably be depending on their content, image, graphic and discourse and so on. What are the comics aimed at will possibly influence on dividing the age group of readers. However, all generations could feel connected to it with the way they understand and appreciate the comics. (Farr, 1991). There will almost always be something that the readers can feel connected to the comics such as characters or stories every time they read it. Since children readers become adults, so once they read comics and then they would remember when they grown up. And they pass on the comics to their next generation. For examle, the comic of Tintin has been long loved by a wide range of age group and throughout the generations (Farr, 1991).
Reference
Farr, M. (1991). Introductio. In Tintin: the complete companion (pp.8-9). London: John Murray.
Reference
Farr, M. (1991). Introductio. In Tintin: the complete companion (pp.8-9). London: John Murray.
Hello Love,
ReplyDeleteWell done on making your first post! A good job.
I would have liked to see some specific examples of elements in comics that may appeal to adults/ children, and more reference to the primary texts.
Esther:)