Comic books have struggled to be seen as a "legitamate" form of art and literature; books like Watchmen, Maus and Road to Perdition have helped the genre, but many people still wouldn't consider seeing them in a school setting. Tim Caron, an English Professor for California State is changing that!
"Good works of literature explore themes, ideas and emotions, he said.
'And you realize that comics have that same ability,' he said. 'So it is slowly gaining respect in the academy.'
Students in the class - called 'Show and Tell: From Comics to Graphic Novels' - analyze 14 graphic novels over the course of the one-year seminar.
They include what co-teacher Nhora Serrano - a CSULB professor in the Comparative World Literature and Classics Department - calls the "Big Three:" "Maus," Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight," and "Watchmen," the latter written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons." Get more of this story at it's original source!
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