How difficult are comic strips and cartoons? | The language of comics
Description
BAM! POW! WHAM! Dominic and Christina paint a picture of the colorful world of comic books and illustrate their linguistic quirks.
- How did comics evolve from being stigmatized to celebrated?
- Why do Japanese manga read in the "opposite" direction?
- How do different languages represent onomatopoeia?
- Are comics really easier to read than other texts?
From Spider-Man to Tintin, from Batman to Asterix, tune in for an action-packed analysis of comics across cultures!
Full episode transcript available here:
Full article available to read for free here (in German):“Comicsprache – leichte Sprache?” by Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer.
https://doi.org/10.60687/2025-0035
Mentioned in this episode:
https://xkcd.com/ (nerdy comic strips)
https://joscha.com/nichtlustig (German cartoons)
https://www.der-flix.de/flix (German comics)
https://www.erika-fuchs.de/en/ (comics museum)
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