Spidey Super Stories

In connection with my MoCCA work I spent part of today at the Big Apple Comic Con. One of the most interesting moments came when a panel on Marvel Comics addressed the question of the esteemed guests' favorite work while at the company. Legendary artist John Romita cited his work on Spidey Super Stories, a joint venture between Marvel and the Children's Television Workshop. What particularly stood out for him was that all the artwork was planned in conjunction with research on how children read. The placement of each character, object and word balloons was designed to flow with the child's natural eye movements.

Now that's an Easy Reader!