Category Archives: Graphic Novels / Comics

Solutions and Other Problems

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Teresa

Last year, I read and reviewed Hyperbole and a Half in anticipation of Allie Brosh’s new book. And now I’ve read the new book, which is just as delightful. Hooray! Like the previous book, Solutions and Other Problems is a series … Continue reading →

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October 2020 in Review

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Teresa

I can’t quite believe we’re here at the end of October, just a few days away from the election we’ve been anticipating since November 9, 2016, and with no end to this pandemic in sight. I am cautiously optimistic about … Continue reading →

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Hyperbole and a Half

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Teresa

Ten years ago, it seemed like everyone on the internet was in love with the art and storytelling of Allie Brosh. I certainly was. Like so many others, I was a faithful reader of her blog, Hyperbole and a Half, where … Continue reading →

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Sabrina

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Teresa

This book by Nick Drnaso made history this year by being the first graphic novel to be longlisted for the Booker prize. I’m not going to get into whether it deserves the nod or whether graphic novels ought to be … Continue reading →

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Syllabus

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Jenny

It’s fitting that during the last week of classes, when all I want to do is finish grading final exams and papers and close the door of my office and walk out into the May weather, I should write about … Continue reading →

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Sally Heathcote, Suffragette

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Jenny

I haven’t written a blog post for over two months, and I’m not sure… why not? I’ve just been very busy and tired, and I’ve been reading, but not at my usual volume, and when I’ve thought about writing a … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Volume 1

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Teresa

There’s a lot going on in this graphic novel by Emil Ferris. The narrator, Karen Reyes, lives in 1960s Chicago and loves monster movies. In fact, she’s so absorbed in the world of monster movies that she sees herself as … Continue reading →

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Boxers and Saints

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jenny

Between 1898 and 1901, the Chinese people rebelled against foreigners who had gained power in their country, and specifically against foreign missionaries who were converting more and more Chinese people. Boxers and Saints, a two-volume graphic novel set by Gene … Continue reading →

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Super Black

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Jenny

I don’t know about you, but I was one of the people who saw Wonder Woman on the day it came out in the theater. I was ready — beyond ready — for a superheroine, and I wasn’t disappointed. For … Continue reading →

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Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Teresa

In 2010, cartoonist Sarah Glidden traveled with journalist friends Sarah Stuteville and Alex Stonehill through Turkey, Iraq, and Syria. The journalists, founders of the Seattle Globalist, were there to meet and interview people and develop stories for their website and … Continue reading →

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