So, it’s not exactly a genre, but more graphic novels. I actually use Marvel’s Civil War in my sociology classes, and it is a great tool to connect with students. Aside from graphic novels, I think more fantasy and urban fantasy is good, too. There are some powerful messages in those works.
A sense of flow and story progression. It can be really easy to create exciting vignettes barely strung together to form a ‘story,’ but that can wear thin fast. Knowing when to have action and when to character build- and when to do both at the same time.