Foibles: A Mother-daughter Podcast

Graphic Novels   Definition according to Merriam-Webster.com: a story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book. The Pantheon of Graphic Novels: Maus by Art Spiegelman, serialized from 1980 to 1991. A memoir of the child of Holocaust survivors that artfully combines historical events and Spiegelman's relationship with his difficult father. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (eponym of the Bechdel Test), 2006. Another memoir about a difficult paternal relationship. A wry exploration of sexual identity, depression, etc. and very engaging. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, 2000. It depicts youth in Iran and Paris during and after the Islamic Revolution.   Xoe’s List:   Capacity- Theo Ellsworth Solanin- Inio Asano Beautiful Darkness- Fabien Velhman Uzumaki- Junji Ito Tekkonkinkreet- Taiyou Matsumoto A Child’s Life- Phoebe Gloeckner   Rita's List:   Transmetropolitan series by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson (1997-2002) - raw and rauchy. An R-rated political screed. Great graphics.