Conversation Questions
Comic Books
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
- Do you like comics?
- Do you like American comic books?
- Do you like comics from other countries?
- Do you like fantasy comics?
- Do you like funny comics?
- Do you like realistic comics?
- What do you like about comics?
- What comics do you like?
- What comics do you love?
- What comics do you hate?
- Do you play any video games based on comic books?
- Have you watched any anime?
- Have you read any Japanese manga?
- Have you read any comics in English?
- How are comics different from one country to another?
- How are comic books different in this country from those in your country?
- How have comics changed over time?
- How many comics do you read a week?
- How much time do you spend reading comics?
- How often do you read comics?
- How often do you read comics in English?
- Should comics have a rating system like the movies (G, PG, R)?
- What comics have you read in English?
- What can you learn from comics?
- What is more important to you, the story or the pictures?
- What is the best comic book you've ever read?
- What type of comic appeals to girls?
- What types appeal to boys?
- What types appeal to adults?
- What was the last comic book you read?
- Can you remember the first comic book you read?
- Where do you usually read comic books?
- Who do you think reads comic books?
- Do you think boys read more comic books than girls?
- Why do you think more ___ (boys) read comics than ___ (girls)?
- Do you think people in this country read more comic books than in your country?
- Who has better comics DC or Marvel? (Or ask about two other comic book publishers.)
- Why are comics so popular?
- Why do people like to read comics?
- Why do you think Hollywood makes so many movies from comic books?
- Why don't more people read comic books?
- Are comic books better than (regular) books?
- At what age is a person too old to read comics?
- Do violent comics make people think more about violence?
- Cost
- About how much do you spend on comics in a month?
- How much do you spend on comic books?
- How much should a comic book cost?
- Is collecting comics a good investment?
- Who is the worst comic book character?
- When you read comics, who is more interesting the hero or the villain?
- Who is your favorite villain?
- Who would your arch enemy be?
- Super heroes
- Who would win a fight between Batman or Superman?
- Which super hero is most like you?
- What qualities do you need to be a super hero?
- Who is the the most popular super hero in your country?
- What super hero should have a movie made about him/her?
- Who is the most popular comic book hero in your country?
- What real life person could be a super hero?
- If you could make your own super hero what would his or her name be?
- What would his superpower be?
- Do we need more super heroes?
- If you could have one superpower what would it be?
- What is the best superpower to have?
- What are some complaints that some parents have about comic books?
- Why do people like to read comic books?
Thanks to Jim Papple who suggested this topic and contributed the first 54 questions in August 2002.
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