The primary purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to examine educators' perceptions of how comic books and graphic novels can promote literacy skills and motivation in readers. The problem was that teachers were concerned about students' lack of ability to focus on traditional novels and lack of interest in classroom reading material. Although using comic books and graphic novels in the classroom has become commonplace, educators have continued to view them as new tools. This qualitative study was designed to determine how comic books and graphic novels can help motivate and benefit struggling students in the classroom. Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences served as the theoretical framework for this study. This study was based on data collected from interviews from 10 teachers who answered open-ended questions via email. The themes that emerged from the interviews included Using Comic Books to Read, Teach, Educate, Engage, Interest, Supplement and Motivate. Not surprisingly, it was revealed that these teachers would choose to use comic books and graphic novels in their classrooms and considered them to be of literary value. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]