1.0College News & Media/newslfergus2/news/author/lfergus2/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6RWCbrTcOG"><a href="/news/slide/inspiring-literacy-through-comics/">Inspiring Literacy Through Comics</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/news/slide/inspiring-literacy-through-comics/embed/#?secret=6RWCbrTcOG" width="600" height="338" title="“Inspiring Literacy Through Comics” — College News & Media" data-secret="6RWCbrTcOG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /news/wp-content/uploads/sites/118/2025/10/Michael-Bitz-Oct-2025-04-1024x683.jpg1024683Dr. Michael Bitz, professor of teacher education, created the Comic Book Project to improve youth literacy and creativity in communities across the globe.  October 27, 2025 by Elizabeth Mendicino ‘26 Not only do comic books bring legendary superheroes together, they invite a super-powered collaboration between literacy and creativity. While comics are not a typical method […]