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For generations, comics have delivered children a staple diet of action and adventure – now academics at Dundee and Strathclyde Universities have been exploring how they can be used to deal with more serious issues like a bereavement.

They've worked with young people from across Scotland who have experienced the loss of a loved one and created a series of stories for a new comic. The Nine's Louise Cowie went to find out more.