Stamped from the Beginning, a graphic novel adaptation of the anti-racist best-seller by Ibram X. Kendi, adapted and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill, published by Ten Speed Graphic/PRH, 2023. As ...
This year, for the first time since 2015, I’m not doing a “best graphic novels of the year” list. There are too many great works out there to read, too many ways to evaluate how they are “best,” and ...
Here’s how we learned history when I was in school: a dead guy (Mr. X) did something important (action Y) a long time ago (year Z). Memorize X, Y and Z — it will be on the test. Did I like history?
The really exciting and dramatic story of a man who mostly stayed at home and wrote some books—and changed how the world thinks in the process! Darwin: A Graphic Biography takes readers into Darwin's ...
The year’s best comics cover a wide array of subjects and styles: biographical studies, stories about female friendship, penetrating journalism and more. Strikingly, many of these titles are works in ...
One common misconception is that graphic novels and comics are not academically rigorous. However, graphic novels can be used to teach key concepts in line with academic standards in various subjects.
Two spreads from Tessa Hulls's Feeding Ghosts memoir and Frank Johnson, Secret Pioneer of American Comics, among other graphic novels you should add to your reading list this spring. If there’s one ...