Paleontology-themed comics and graphic novels, their potential for scientific outreach, and the bilingual graphic novel <i>EUROPASAURUS – Life on Jurassic Islands</i>

Wings, Oliver; Fischer, Jan; Knüppe, Joschua; Ahlers, Henning; Körnig, Sebastian; Perl, Arila-Maria

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023

Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-6-45-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 6, issue 2

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11 May 2023

Review article | Highlight paper |

| 11 May 2023

Paleontology-themed comics and graphic novels, their potential for scientific outreach, and the bilingual graphic novel EUROPASAURUS – Life on Jurassic Islands

Oliver Wings, Jan Fischer, Joschua Knüppe, Henning Ahlers, Sebastian Körnig, and Arila-Maria Perl

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EUROPASAURUS - The Animated Graphic Novel/Episodes 1-4 Joschua Knüppe, Henning Ahlers, and Oliver Wings https://doi.org/10.5446/61345

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Paleontological knowledge transfer can be fun! This extended review paper of comics and graphic novels on the subject of paleontology discusses the potential for communicating paleontological topics to the public and the influence of contemporary paleoart in this genre. Additionally, the motivation for and the creation process of the bilingual graphic novel "EUROPASAURUS - Life on Jurassic Islands" - intended as modern science communication - is described. An extensive survey among readers of this book allows conclusions as to what the public expects and appreciates in such a work.