1st Edition

The Other Kind of Funnies Comics in Technical Communication

By Han Yu Copyright 2015
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

The Other Kind of Funnies refutes the mainstream American cultural assumption that comics have little to do with technical communication-that the former are entertaining (in a low-brow sense) and juvenile, whereas the latter is practical and serious (to the point of stuffiness). The first of its kind, this book demonstrates the exciting possibilities of using comics in technical communication.... Read more

Introduction: The Other Kind of Funnies:Comics in Technical Communication

CHAPTER 1. Defining Comics for Technical Communication

CHAPTER 2. Brief History of Comics

CHAPTER 3. Appeal of Comics-Style Technical Communication

CHAPTER 4. Limitations and Challenges of Comics-Style Technical Communication

CHAPTER 5. Instructional Comics

CHAPTER 6. Development Comics

CHAPTER 7. Educational Comics

CHAPTER 8. Propaganda Comics

CHAPTER 9. Where Do We Go From Here?

Index

Biography

Han Yu