Tag: Graphic Novels

Stop the literary elitism: graphic novels are books, too

Literary elitism has got to go. Last October, S. E. Hinton, author of the beloved classic The Outsiders, took to Twitter to condemn the suggestion that her book be adapted into a graphic novel. She claimed that reading The Outsiders at a young age “shows them they CAN read a book. Not that they can...

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Graphic novel explores sexuality and self-acceptance

After years of hiding  his sexuality, Queen’s alum Mark Julien wrote his journey into a graphic novel—Justin Case and the Closet Monster.  On Oct. 19, Julien will return to Kingston to share how these experiences and struggles shaped his new book at Duncan Macarthur Hall.  His graphic novel follows...

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