# Comics/Graphic Novels that Should Be Taught in High School

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comic-books-manga\
**Created:** [September 7, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-graphic-novels-that-should-be-taught-in-high-school/1022813 "2025-09-07T10:19:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-graphic-novels-that-should-be-taught-in-high-school/1022813/101 "2025-09-10T18:46:21Z")

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> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#):
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> Why Literature? Why not user manuals, op eds, and Law…or comic books? What makes the novel the supreme medium for learning to read and write?

You just described IB Language and Literature. Students read both literary (fiction and poetry) and non-literary texts. And non-literary texts include anything created to provide information, including advertisements, editorials, and even instruction manuals. It even includes propaganda posters and infographics.

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