Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for February 16, 2023

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    codycab  almost 2 years ago

    Phoebe the novel critic.

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    Averagemoe  almost 2 years ago

    The concept of fiction transcends medium. This is the asteroid where I will die, after living a long and fulfilling life on it.

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    bigcatbusiness  almost 2 years ago

    Eh, I rather write in paper. Your arms might get tired more easily, but at least you don’t damage your eyes too often.

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    Johnnyrico  almost 2 years ago

    Phoebe is smarter than this… what gives?

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    iggyman  almost 2 years ago

    When grading this I hope the teacher takes that into consideration!

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    The Reader Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    No, no! This is the asteroid I’n willing to boogie on.

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    Calvinist1966  almost 2 years ago

    Phoebe makes a good point. The expressions on characters in comics and graphic novels help us to identify with them.

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    Neo Stryder  almost 2 years ago

    I just finished collecting the threegraphic novels of Zita the Space Girl, and are better than 99.99% of actual tv/streaming shows.

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    Michael Rosser Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Rorschach, Silk Spectre II, Doctor Manhattan & Nite Owl II, among others, agree with Phoebe’s assessment of graphic novels.

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    Armitage72  almost 2 years ago

    My only issue is with people who use “graphic novel” as a synonym for “comic book”, apparently because they’re too insecure or pretentious to admit that they read, write, draw, or make movies and TV shows based on comic books. Note that most of my examples are people who work in the industry. I’m so tired of seeing the credits of a movie or TV show say "Based on the graphic novel by … ". I’m particularly looking at you Walking Dead franchise. Graphic novel refers to a specific publishing format. “Maus” or “God Loves, Man Kills” are graphic novels; Avengers # 235 is a comic book. Trade paperback collections reprinting multiple issues of a comic book don’t count either.

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    iggyman  almost 2 years ago

    Aren’t comics sort of an abridged Graphic Novel?

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    mistie710  almost 2 years ago

    Seems like a novel idea

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    scyphi26  almost 2 years ago

    Well, her approach could use a little work, but I otherwise approve of the message. :D

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    CaveCat87  almost 2 years ago

    Someone refresh my memory, has Calvin ever been assigned to write a book report? If not, maybe he could have done one on “Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey”.

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    RussellCastine  almost 2 years ago

    I think that should be “This is the asteroid on which I’m willing to die.” I was taught that sentences shouldn’t end with a preposition.

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    walkingmancomics  almost 2 years ago

    Yay!

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    spamjtam  almost 2 years ago

    I like the way Phoebe is drawn here where the bottom of her eyes is not traced out so much

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    willie_mctell  almost 2 years ago

    Hmm…No mention of theme or symbolism. Doesn’t bode well for the grade.

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    Just So So Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I’m with Phoebe here. My oldest son hated to read. Wouldn’t pick up a book. But he loved Calvin and Hobbes, which have a great vocabulary, so I bought him every book. He read them all.

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    sueb1863  almost 2 years ago

    Well, technically speaking they are, because they’re bound volumes. But there’s little doubt that it takes a lot less effort to read a graphic novel than a text-only book.

    I would say that if a teacher allowed students to do book reports on graphic novels, it would be only fair to require the student to write about two books instead of one.

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    Teto85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I’m with Phoebe

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