Discourse Chronicle

Much of the criticism, librarians say, comes from parents who dislike the books’ reliance on pictures. And some schools simply don’t use the discretionary part of their budget to buy graphic novels. At West Bend West High School, librarian Patti Geidel said she prefers purchasing books with more text than the graphic novels. [Hey, hey! […]

category: Comics, Literacy, Pedagogy, Popular Culture    

A Vietnamese publisher has published a series of fairy tale comic books with illustrations done by youngsters using a Japanese illustration technique. Called Sac Mau Co Tich (Colour of Fairy Tale), the comics were released last month by Kim Dong Publisher and PT Tech Company with characters rendered in the Chibi style. Chibi is a […]

category: Comics, Popular Culture, Rhetoric and Poetics    

While refusing to call it a religious movie, Disney is using the same company that promoted Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” to publicize “Narnia” through churches across the country. The goal is to create the perfect Christmas blockbuster, appealing to both secular and religious audiences. [We talked about this movie in Rhetoric and […]

category: Popular Culture    

MILWAUKEE – Emily the cat is back — after flying home in the lap of luxury. The curious cat who wound up traveling to France in a cargo container touched down at the Milwaukee airport on Thursday, greeted by her family and a horde of reporters. […] Her sumptuous return in business class on a […]

category: Humor    

Schulz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the rest of the “Peanuts” comic strip gang, never doubted that the program he’d written was good, Mendelson said. Schulz, who died in 2000, considered it his favorite of the “Peanuts” TV specials. [Peanuts and other comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes are another reading aid my parents […]

category: Comics, Popular Culture, Television    

The new $10 will still feature Alexander Hamilton, the nation’s first Treasury secretary, on one side, and the Treasury building on the other side. But those two images will be joined by the Statue of Liberty’s torch and the phrase “We the People” in red along with small yellow 10s and a subtle orange background. […]

category: Technology    

[Yesterday, I received a flu shot from a clinic hosted by Student Health Services on my campus thinking that I was taking a preventative measure before flying home for Christmas break in about a week or so. A few hours after receiving said flu shot, I gradually begin experiencing ill symptoms come upon me, which […]

category: Life