How comic books can help you learn

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Gene Luen Yang |

TED-Ed

• December 2025

In the 1940s, comic books became a mass medium, with millions of copies selling every month. Teachers even began experimenting by bringing comics into their classrooms. So, can comic books and graphic novels really help you learn? Gene Luen Yang explores the history of comics in American education, and reveals some unexpected insights about their potential for helping kids learn. [Directed by Vicente Numpaque, Hernando Bahamon, Globizco Studios, music by Bravo Studio].