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...This column started about five years ago when comix and graphic novels were just barely beginning to get serious attention from the mainstream press. My goal was to introduce the more general readership of Time's website to the unique, mostly unheralded possibilities of storytelling that I knew the comix form had to offer. My philosophy for the column has always been to offer supportive reviews of books that I found interesting. There seemed little point in telling a comix-averse audience not to read comix. The perfect TIME.comix review would be a brief guide to how to appreciate...
...also explored the relationship between man and swine, Pork & Sons is a reminder of what goes into our mouths and stomachs. But while the film's anthropomorphic rendering of a pig's life may have converted some viewers to vegetarianism, the book version is more likely to foster a readership of confirmed carnivores-a fitting tribute to an animal that brings so much to the table...
...often, we pigeonhole comic and kid-oriented works into neat and tidy categories, forcing them to conform to the comic book’s stereotypical nerdy, science-fiction minded readership. But when the artists and authors step outside the kiddy confines of the genre, the results can be inspiring...
...know that’s not what most people read these comic books for. Especially for the overwhelmingly young audience that comprises the bulk of the readership, it’s tough to be too serious. It’s too much to ask every author to approach their work in this...
Assume your readership is exactly like you: Don’t bother with readers who might differ from you in their perspectives or backgrounds. Are you rich, white, preppy, and racially insensitive? Then why not build your Princeton “outsider cred” by sticking this line into your fashion review: “The first pink polo shirt I ever saw on a male…was six sizes too big on the back of a huge black dude with diamond earrings that were way bigger than the ones my grandparents gave me for my bat mitzvah...