A Pair Of Random Notes About Cartooning And Journalism
* this article by John Feffer at Truthout on the effectiveness of graphic novels as instruments for exploring foreign policy unfolds in succinct fashion with plenty of solid, basic insights about the works he engages and what makes them effective. He's even sharp enough to be unkind to the stupid comics effort of the group he describes. One thing that intrigues me about articles like this one is by nature they have to focus on the uniqueness of comics. This one does a better job than most of underlining that the sensibility and intent of the cartoonist is key as opposed to a broader piece where these works are treated as noteworthy just because they're comics.
