Kids and Superheroes

This site mentioned some things kids learn from superheroes. For example:

"Another one of his heroes is the Power Rangers. The various teams always seem to have a good message, even when they are battling evil. The central message is that teamwork is a valuable thing. They must work together as a team to defeat the evil they are all facing. While there is a leader, usually the Red Ranger, all of the Rangers must work together. This essentially has taught my son about teamwork. While he doesn't use it very often, in his own way he does understand the importance of it. He also learned that it's not always easy to be the leader, but when you have a good team working with you, anything is possible. Obstacles can be overcome with the right support. That's a fact of every day life."
-http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/441409/why_children_need_superheroes_pg2.html?cat=25




This site has lots of different stylistic approaches. These comics are geared towards kids under the age of 12:

http://www.kidsandcomics.com/


I also noticed that there was a number of 4th grade projects where the kids were assigned to make comics from real pictures. This shows that kids can identify with comics and that they can be used as a learning tool.