THE COMICS!Starting with the editorial cartoons of Ben Franklin and Thomas Nast, speaker Bob Buethe takes you on a colorful roller coaster ride through the classic newspaper comic strips and comic books of the twentieth century, all the way to the graphic novels and Japanese manga books that are popular today. He will describe the similarities and differences between comics and other media, such as prose and film, and the qualities that make each of these unique.This is a subject that will appeal to children and teens (who will discover the rich history behind the characters they love) as well as to their parents and grandparents (who will get reacquainted with many "old friends" they haven't seen in years).