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October 19, 2005
Bits and Pieces
I found the comic review of Persepolis 2 very interesting. The comic was taken from The Women's Review of Books, and I found that it reflected much of the ideas about women that Jennifer Camper was revealing in her comic critique. Jennifer Camper seemed to be stating how it was significant that women are now defining women. Of course it is better to have one of our own to talk about what it is to be a woman. Women obviously are much better at explaining themselves than are men (about women). Additionally, it explored a wide range of ages and ethnicities of women talking about how graphic novels have impacted them.
On a side note, it was interesting how this review showed men unable to relate to women and comics in general. In one of the panels, a man stated "Just another example of the dumbing-down of our culture.." Another panel showed a father telling his son that he couldn't get the comic book because it was "pop junk." Needless to say, women are usually much more accepting and open to new ideas and claims than are men.
Posted by lcissearls at October 19, 2005 11:05 PM