Avengers trailer breaks record!! And using comics in the classroom?

The new Avengers trailer breaks record

The new Avengers trailer broke the TDKR iTunes trailer record, having been seen 13,7 million times within the first 24hours. And yes, it's just that awsome, April 26th can't come soon enough.

Using comics as a tool in the classroom?

As mentioned earlier, I'm studying to become a public school teacher and as such I can't help considering if and how comics could be used in teaching? I myself am working on a couple of ideas and at some point I'll put them up here and I would like to hear people's thoughts about it. until then, it would be great if anybody has any suggestions for this sort of thing..! Anything from what comic, character or story to ways of working with the material and how you think it would benefit students. 


My reasons for wanting to use comic books in the classroom are sort of a mix between me being a selfish geek who loves talking comic books and wants to make as many people as possible love them :).. And, all jokes aside, the fact that I profoundly believe that any child, teenager or adult for that matter, can only gain from having their imagination expanded. Naturally, there are other ways of doing that and it's not to say that a person will "lose" anything by not being introduced to superhero comic books in particular. It just so happens that comics are my thing, passion or whatever you want to call it. And teaching can only get better with passion, which of course one oughta have while teaching any subject or theme. 

Oh and just to make sure there are no misunderstandings, I'm not advocating use of comics in the classroom just for the fun of it or own pleasure. It goes without saying, just saying it anyway, that use of comics should be related to a theme relevant to the students education. An example could be some X-Men comics. A general theme of the X-Men comics is racism, in this case towards mutants, which could be a topic both in Danish and English. And an analysis of Captain America as both a character and concept in the comics, and in part real life too, could offer insight in American ideals during an American culture cource. Just a couple of things I've thought about, tell me what you think and give your own suggestions if any!!!
Mo