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