This panel on Bandé Dessinée (or comics, in French) is co-sponsored by the French PhD Program at the CUNY Graduate Center, PEN America, and the French Cultural Services (of the French Embassy). The panelists discuss the genre of the graphic novel, and the work of being cartoonists. At the end of their talk, panelists answer questions from the audience. One audience member to speak is famed cartoonist Jules Feiffer.