Comics and other visual literacy formats have their own inherent power to create dynamic, social and intergenerational reading experiences.
In the face of steeply declining levels of reading engagement, vibrant comics and graphic novels could hold a key to unlocking enthusiasm for reading.
Taken from her chapter in the National Literacy Trust's recent Future of literacy: Multimodal reading paper, Head of School Libraries, Lucy Starbuck Braidley, shares her reflections on the topic.