Banco Azteca announced today the launch of a comprehensive consumer finance education program that uses comics to educate consumers at the "bottom of the pyramid". The program includes nine monthly installments of the comic book series that discusses family budgets, savings, credit, investing, insurance, bank technology, products and the general concept of a bank.
Tucked discreetly between the pages of â’X-Men,â’ â’Green Lanternâ’ and other comic book adventure stories are themes that delve into more than extraordinary feats of strength or superhuman powers. Oftentimes, socially relevant messages of the time are delivered to readers of all ages, albeit, in an untraditional often unintended fashion. The environmental, racial and political issues of yesterday and today are brought to life colorfully and creatively through the popular medium that has stood the test of time for more than 60 years. Comic books and graphic novels do more than create a fantasy world where good simply conquers...
All major cities have a comic books stores where you can keep up with stock, converse with others and locate a sub culture. But what if you do not live in a mecca? There really isn’t anyway to find out about new comics or upcoming graphic novels if there isn’t a comic book store within a reasonable distance. The most viable solution is the internet and specifically podcasts. Here are my picks for the best Comic/Graphic Novel Podcast. 5. The Comic Podcast Network - This is exactly how it sounds. All sort of podcasters with a focus on comics....
Dalhousie University is launching a new academic course studying comics and cartoons. Itâ’s official: comics are cool. The Dark Knight steamrolled its competition at the multiplex, Japanese â’mangaâ’ comics are stocked en masse at your local library, and Free Comic Book Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of May throughout North America. All signs say that the comic bookâ”er, â’graphic novelâ’â”is enjoying an unexpected renaissance. Perhaps itâ’s no surprise then, that one of Dalhousieâ’s newest courses will be taught with the help of Donald Duck, Wonder Woman and maybe even Dr. Seuss. This winter, Cartoons and Comics (ENGL...
My Dead Girlfriend is quite imaginative and entertaining. Why did I pick it up? The cover has a Joss Whedon quote, “. . . A Delight”. How I am supposed to refuse a testimony from Firefly’s creative genius? So, I took it home for a spin. Finney is the youngest member in the long and unfortunate Bleak bloodline, and has few pressures that weigh more heavily upon him than his impending, and most likely, cataclysmic death. The Bleak family is notorious for its members meeting their demise: Margaret Bleak, a magician’s assistant was literally sawed in half, and Archibald...
