With another winter upon us, it's good to know that we can all occasionally curl up with a good book... or a lot of good books, in the case of this course! These complex, careful literary endeavors are no longer the flimsy, frequently maligned, and almost universally unacceptable form of lowbrow humor that was associated with the comics of yesteryear. Today, comics and graphic novels no longer carry the stigma of illiteracy and indecency that they once had, and this course will hopefully make true believers of us all! Anyway, this is just my longwinded way of saying welcome to the course. I look forward to meeting you all, as well as the work that we will do by both enjoying and interrogating the many works of narrative art that we will read this semester.
Please feel free to play around on the website, as I've tried to offer a number of helpful links to creators, publishers, research sources, webcomics, and more. And it goes without saying that I expect you to read the syllabus carefully, as it will outline the key aspects and policies of the course.
(Art by Arthur Dela Cruz)
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