Comic Creator Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound like what they mean.
In the 1960s TV series “Batman”, comic book style onomatopoeias such as “WHAM!”, “POW!” and “CRUNCH” appeared onscreen during various scenes.

Some common phrases used on the show also included BAM! BLAM! CRASH! POP! and POW!
Here's the top 5 most used fight graphics according to Batmania:
· Kapow 50 times
· Pow 49 times
· Boff 43 times
· Zap 42 times
· Sock 41 times
There’s even a villain named “Onomatopoeia” in the Batman series!

Animal sound words are also onomatopoeia.

Before you begin, investigate more onomatopoeia to help you get some ideas.
Onomatopoeia Comic List
List of Animal Onomatopoeia

Comic sites to look at:
Archie: http://www.archiecomics.com/pops_shop/dailycomics/dailycomic.html

Peanuts (Snoopy): http://comics.com/peanuts

Garfield: http://www.garfield.com/comics/todayscomic.html

Go to this site to create your comic for our onomatopoeia lesson:
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html