Do these sound familiar? They should. These are just a few of many comics that flood our entertainment industry. Everyone has read at least one comic in his or her life, including middle schoolers. Besides reading comics, they draw them, too. Why are comics so great? Why do middle schoolers like them so much? What do middle schoolers like to draw?
I interviewed a few people to find out. Nicholas Ho, a seventh grade friend of mine, is an avid drawer. I can usually find him drawing at his desk when I arrive at class. He says that he draws fantasy characters, like what you might find in Lord of the Rings. He mostly reads the World of Warcraft graphic novels. Many middle schoolers draw Manga, the Japanese style of drawing comics. Everyone has a different way of drawing. I draw myself; and, I use very thick lines in my drawings. Others draw lightly.
So, middle schoolers like comics; but, what makes them draw? Seventh grader Connor Thomas says he likes comics because they are “action-y.”
“Graphic novels let me see the action,” he adds. Instead of reading words on a page, graphic novels let you feel more like you’re actually in the books. Thomas’ favorite comic is Foxtrot, a comic strip that runs weekly in The Washington Post.
As for myself, I see comics at school, at home, and in the hands of my peers. My school’s media center has a shelf crammed with graphic novels, like the popular Bone series and American Born Chinese. I read the funnies, including Cul-De-Sac and Peanuts every day in the newspaper. I also get a comic subscription to The Amazing Spider-Man.
Learn How to Draw Cartoons Online shows that drawing has been proven to sharpen your memory. My interviewees say that drawing is also very relaxing. So, why don’t you pick up a pen and paper, draw, and doodle something! All the middle schoolers are doing it!
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Zachary Banham, Ellicott City Middle School, loves comics.
Comic illustrator, Bridget Anger, Ellicott Mills Middle School, has loved art her whole life and has helped with stage crew for multiple plays.
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