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Open research questions in Comics and Graphic Narratives

83 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,132 Comics and Graphic Narratives papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • The application of mathematical comics in educational practice remains limited. The lack of availability of the comics created in the reviewed studies hinders dissemination and limits the possibility of replicating or adapting these tools.

    Mathematical Comics in Mathematics Education: A Systematic Literature Review · 2026 · DOI

  • The application of mathematical comics in educational practice remains limited. There is a need for further research on the impact of mathematical comics.

    Mathematical Comics in Mathematics Education: A Systematic Literature Review · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to strengthen students' mathematical resilience. There is a lack of effective materials for teaching mathematical representation skills. There is a need to develop new approaches to teaching geometry, especially in quadrilaterals.

    Development of Group Investigation-Based Mathematics E-Comic to Improve Mathematical Representation Skills of Junior High School Students · 2026 · DOI

  • The study aims to explore the meanings behind the signs on the poster of the drama series Queen of Tears.

    ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA ROLAND BARTHES PADA POSTER SERIAL DRAMA QUEEN OF TEARS · 2024 · DOI

  • The author hopes to see what others do with the genre. The paper suggests that the awareness of wordless books has taken a big leap over the past ten years.

    Text Optiona:l Visual Storytelling with Wordless Picturebooks · 2016 · DOI

  • There is less material on the format's capacity for visual literacy. The paper aims to explore the potential of wordless picturebooks for visual literacy and storytelling.

    Text Optiona:l Visual Storytelling with Wordless Picturebooks · 2016 · DOI

  • Further study is needed to fully understand the role of copying in children's artistic development. Research could explore the use of copying as a teaching tool in art education programs. The study's findings could be applied to other areas of children's development, such as writing or music.

    Copying and Artistic Behaviors: Children and Comic Strips · 1985 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of copying as a valuable tool for teaching skills and promoting artistic behaviors. The study highlights the need for further research on the role of copying in children's artistic development.

    Copying and Artistic Behaviors: Children and Comic Strips · 1985 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the appeal of superheroes to readers. The paper suggests that superheroes are especially needed by our age, given the demise of literal belief in religious supernaturalism and human perfectibility.

    Superhero comic books · 1982 · DOI

  • The paper does not provide a detailed summary of Guntrip's history. The paper's view of Guntrip's therapy is limited to his own account and Glatzer and Evans's critique.

    Guntrip's Analysis with Winnicott · 1981 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the implications of narcissistic transference in therapy. Future research could investigate the effectiveness of therapy in cases where the patient has a deeply ingrained sense of unreality.

    Guntrip's Analysis with Winnicott · 1981 · DOI

  • There is a lack of empirical evidence to support the use of humorous illustrations in educational materials. Prior research on the effects of humor has typically yielded nonsignificant results and has been characterized by poor methodology.

    EFFECTS OF HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS · 1981 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the study of political cartoons as a rhetorical form. Prior studies have not focused specifically on cartooning as a rhetorical act. The paper aims to fill this gap by examining the techniques used by cartoonists to convey persuasive messages.

    Political cartoons as rhetorical form: A taxonomy of graphic discourse · 1981 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of how to make learning more interesting and enjoyable. The use of cartoon embellishments is a novel approach to increasing enjoyment of informative presentations.

    Cartoon embellishments in informative presentations · 1980 · DOI

  • There is a need for new frameworks to study the effects of illustrations. The empirical research on illustrations in text falls rather short of the expected confirmation of the intuitive view.

    Research on illustrations in text: Issues and perspectives · 1980 · DOI

  • The need for new and imaginative ways to deal with counselees. The potential for cartoons to be used as a technique for facilitating self-exploration and understanding.

    Cartoons in Counseling · 1978 · DOI

  • The study does not consider research on learner-generated visual images. The research restricts attention to factual information recall. The study does not address the question of why pictures are effective.

    On pictures in prose · 1978 · DOI

  • There is a need for further research on the role of pictures in prose learning. The study identifies a gap in the existing research on the effectiveness of pictures.

    On pictures in prose · 1978 · DOI

  • Further analysis of the content of comics and their potential to reflect and influence societal prejudices, - Investigation into the impact of comics on societal attitudes and behaviors

    Propagandistic Aspects of Modern Comic-Books · 1976 · DOI

  • The need for a teaching aid that presents a total communication event - The lack of a teaching aid that offers visual, auditory, emotional, and intellectual involvement

    Teaching through popular film: A small group analysis ofthe Poseidon adventure · 1973 · DOI

  • The lack of planned purpose of various transitional techniques in some studies may diminish the generalizability of their findings. The use of live presentations instead of pre-recorded videos may affect the results.

    In search of a visual rhetoric for instructional television · 1972 · DOI

  • The comics are a combination of graphic art, language, and narration, making them difficult to deal with except on a superficial level. There is a lack of sustained analysis of the social significance of the comics.

    Comics and Culture · 1971 · DOI

  • There is a lack of sustained analysis of the social significance of the comics. The comics have been ignored by scholars due to an elitist bias in the educational system.

    Comics and Culture · 1971 · DOI

  • The need for analytical concepts to study popular culture. The need to relate the various perspectives in the investigation of popular culture phenomena.

    The Concept of Formula in the Study of Popular Literature · 1969 · DOI

  • The study only examined illustrations from eighth-grade textbooks. The sample size was limited to 787 illustrations. The judges were only from three Indiana school systems.

    Classification and analysis of instructional illustrations · 1967 · DOI

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