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 DavisPeanuts by Charles SchultzZits by Jim BorgmanBeetle Bailey by Mort WalkerPersepolis by Marjane SatrapiMarvel ComicsSuperman by Jerry Siegel and Joe ShusterA Contract With God by Will EisnerBatman by Bob Kane and Bill FingerWonder Woman by William Marston and H. G. PeterThe Flash by Gardner Fox and Harry LampertBone by Jeff SmithArchie by Bob Montana and Vic BloomThe Adventures of Tintin by HergéThe Sandman by Neil GaimanFun Home by Alison BechdelMaus by Art SpiegelmanCassandra CalinSarah AndersonA Million Little Pieces by James FreyWhy We Swim by Bonnie TsuiRed Rosa by Kate Evans

 

What We're Reading

Sophie  – Around the World in 80 Trees by Thomas PakenhamCourtney – Elmet by Fiona MozleyDom – The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton