September 16, 2009

Archie marries Veronica, subverts Freud’s Madonna-Whore Complex

In choosing Veronica over Betty, Archie Andrews overturns 70 years’ worth of cultural expectations “Just a matter of skill, that’s all!” Archie Andrews’ first words (said as he stood precariously atop his bike) may have seemed spontaneous in 1941, but 70 years have imbued the line with more weight than a supersized chocolate malt. The comic world’s most famous redhead proved to be... [More >>]

May 1, 2009

Worth a Thousand Words?

Jillian Tamaki found that literary juries are still learning how to read graphic novels Jillian Tamaki Last year, on October 21, Jillian Tamaki got a phone call from her cousin, the Toronto-based writer-performer Mariko Tamaki. Their muchloved co-creation Skim had made history by becoming the first graphic novel nominated for a Governor General’s Award, in the Children’s Literature (Text)... [More >>]