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For this week's Reading Response (RR), you will answer the following question in following format:

1. Response in 8-12 sentences. - Your First and Last Name

Responses must be appropriate and respectful. This week's question is:

Explain why Graphic Novels are becoming more popular in "pop culture". Hint: Think of all the movies that are coming out and the new types of characters and stories that are "hooking" culture.

They are becoming more popular because they involve heros. we all like heros. so there for it becomes more popular when they are turned into movies.so then sence we like the heros we have we create more based on the old ones. this allows us to continue with graphic novels. they are fun and everyone likes them. they love drama in them. they love action. it has what every reader and everyone else wants -josh vander-heyden

Personally, I think people would like them equally as much if they were more willing to read the comic books. Our society, as I see it, focuses more on things like television shows and video games. Another influential variable: previews. More people watch television then they do read, so when a preview for a new comic-based movie hits commercial time, it reaches a wider variety of people. Although both comic books and movies are visually entertaining, people are more likely to go see an action packed movie. People in general like the appeal of heroes and villains. And although most people may not go out and read the comic, a majority may find themselves more interested in it. I believe this is the reason why graphic novels are becoming more popular in "pop culture."

The reason I think that comics are becoming more popular in culture. Is because, movies are being made from the comic books. It gives them a chance to go “oh this is a really great movie, maybe I should read the comic.”. It lets them see these awesome movies like Watchmen and The Dark Knight. Without ever having to read the comic book to understand what is going on. Movies give people chances that never normally touch comics to get into them. The movies that are being made, are being made into something that anyone can like because of what is going on and all the special effects that they have now. They then go home and read the comic for a better experience and to more understand it.

- Luke Davis

1. Graphic novels are becoming so popular because of the new Marvel and DC Comic movies that are coming out. People want to dig deeper into the backgrounds of the lives of the most popular superheroes, such as Xmen, Spiderman or Batman. I believe that people love the idea of supernatural humans who have the capabilities of spider like features, or a mysterious bat like figure who watches over the city of Gotham. It a really a wonder to become fascinated in the imagination and creativity of these amazing stories. Comics offer so much more than movies because it gives greater detail behind the stories of superheroes. Along with graphic novels, manga offers the same opportunity. A gift from Japan, manga gives us an escape like American comic books do. Being an entire ocean away from Japan, we can experience the work and art of these brilliant minds. I love the world of graphic novels because they give me amazing stories and wonderfully drawn art in a book. It’s like a picture book but way better! - Alex Chacara

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1. I think one of the main reasons why Graphic Novels are becoming more popular in “pop culture” is because people like to believe in things. Whether that thing be a person, a place, etc. I think people like to imagine what it would be like if their hero or icon really existed. With movies coming out, such as The Iron Man and The Dark Knight, people are becoming more interested in where those characters originated from. Marvel and DC are getting their names out there with the newer generation through these movies and it is giving these comic book heroes new light. I know family members from older generations, and even my father used to read comic books. This gives them a new way to get into all of the older heroes and villains that they used to read about. My brother is only 12 and he is getting interested in comic books and graphic novels now and it is nice to see him getting into it, especially in this day where the internet is starting to take over for material to read and find. Just last weekend he went and bought a Warcraft Graphic Novel and he has read it already, and is going through it again. He is even interested in trying to draw some of the characters from it.======

1.  I think the main reason that graphic novels are becoming more and more popular is strictly from the movies and t.v. Shows that have been coming out. What I think happens is when movies like Watchmen or The Dark Knight come out and people don't follow with the main characters. So that’s why I think people start to read graphic novels now is because they don't really completely understand the story or the main character and they want to understand whatever about whoever. Or like the new Green Lantern movie that is coming out people might want to learn where green lantern comes from and why he is a hero and not a villain. The main reason I got into graphic novels is from my friend Ethan and maybe that’s another reason people get into them. They see other people reading them and they think is looks interesting and maybe they want to read it themselves. Or maybe their friend constantly talks about certain heroes so you want to figure out and you then people find out about those characters more and more and then they might want to go into more of their villains and other backgrounds. That was the main reason i got into them was from always hearing about Toxin and i finally read and thought it was awesome and since ive kept reading them. -Scott Goff