Today's episode is another history crash course taught by your three errant professors, Courtney, Dom, and Sophie. In this episode we will be discussing the history of the term "graphic novel", the implications of the comic code, and the rise of the graphic memoir in preparation for our November DRBC pick, Americana by Luke Healy.
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Media Mentioned
Garfield by Jim Davis
Peanuts by Charles Schultz
Zits by Jim Borgman
Beetle Bailey by Mort Walker
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Marvel Comics
Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
A Contract With God by Will Eisner
Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Wonder Woman by William Marston and H. G. Peter
The Flash by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert
Bone by Jeff Smith
Archie by Bob Montana and Vic Bloom
The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Cassandra Calin
Sarah Anderson
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui
Red Rosa by Kate Evans
What We're Reading
Sophie – Around the World in 80 Trees by Thomas Pakenham
Courtney – Elmet by Fiona Mozley
Dom – The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton