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I Come Creeping: Remembering The Battle Of Blair Mountain In Graphic Narrative, Ellie James
I Come Creeping: Remembering The Battle Of Blair Mountain In Graphic Narrative, Ellie James
Senior Honors Theses
Between August 24 and September 4 of 1921, approximately 10,000 West Virginia coal miners marched to Blair Mountain in Logan County in a militant stand for their right to unionize. Despite its status as the largest labor uprising in United States history, few know or understand the impact of the Battle of Blair Mountain today, even within the borders of West Virginia. This creative project aims to contribute to ongoing efforts to memorialize this period of the West Virginia Mine Wars through the creation of a 10-page comic, titled I Come Creeping, which depicts and is informed by the …
Wesley Sun Interview, Chad Novotny
Wesley Sun Interview, Chad Novotny
Asian American Art Oral History Project
Bio: BA, 2004, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida; M.Div, 2008, The University of Chicago. Both Wesley Sun and his brother (Brad Sun) were born and raised in Orlando, Florida, by their parents who are Chinese immigrants from Malaysia. Wesley serves as the Director of Field Education and Community Engagement at the University of Chicago Divinity School and is a volunteer chaplain at Cook County Jail. He also does creative writing for graphic novels that both he and his brother have collaborated on. His completed graphic novels include: Chinatown, Apocalypse Man, and Monkey Fist. Eisegesis: Kings + Queens is expected to be …
Bibliography For "Holy Comics, Batman! Graphic Novels As History, Entertainment, & Area Of Study: A Survey Of Graphic Novels From Our Collection", Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, Liz Aaron
Bibliography For "Holy Comics, Batman! Graphic Novels As History, Entertainment, & Area Of Study: A Survey Of Graphic Novels From Our Collection", Kristin Laughtin-Dunker, Liz Aaron
Library Displays and Bibliographies
A bibliography of materials from the Leatherby Libraries to accompany the display "Holy Comics, Batman! Graphic Novels as History, Entertainment, & Area of Study: A Survey of Graphic Novels from Our Collection". The document also includes the display text which was included within the display to give proper context for each selection.
Storytelling In Comics: Who, When, And Where In “Here”, Michael W. Hancock
Storytelling In Comics: Who, When, And Where In “Here”, Michael W. Hancock
Comics and Graphic Novels
Richard McGuire’s groundbreaking short comic “Here” (1989) revolutionized storytelling possibilities in comics. It may be used within a short story unit to demonstrate familiar elements of fiction, including setting, plot, and character. Moreover, its inventive use of panels within panels to juxtapose past, present, and future can serve as a model for students’ visual rendering of multiple points in time within a single location.