EXCO 472 - ComicsCo

1 credit
Face front true believers! Have you ever wanted to start reading comics but didn’t know where to begin? Maybe you’re an MCU superfan, maybe you grew up on DC animated shows, or maybe you’ve only ever read a single strip of Garfield, no matter what your background with comics may be, this class offers a chance to read some of the all-time classics of comics, all while learning about the history, lore, and fan culture surrounding them! The course readings will include Watchmen, Fun Home, Maus, Batman: Year One and many, many more. This class aims to introduce students to comic book fandom spanning from DC and Marvel heroes to award-winning memoir comics. Comic books are a diverse medium with more content than any one class could ever reasonably cover. However, after this class students will hopefully feel familiar enough with the variety of comics and intricacies of fan culture in order to confidently explore the full extent of what comics have to offer as a new comic fan! Class will meet in person and all class readings will be digitally accessible.

Trevor Smith
tsmith2@oberlin.edu
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