"Zap! Pow! Bam! comic book exhibit hits Bonita Springs"

"Zap! Pow! Bam! comic book exhibit hits Bonita Springs," by Darryl A. Wells. NaplesNews.com, March 31, 2012.

"A Fable of the Holocaust"

"A Fable of the Holocaust," by Lawrence Langer. New York Times, November 3, 1991.

Art Spiegelman doesn't draw comics. It might be clever to say he draws tragics, but that would be inaccurate too. Like its predecessor, "Maus: A Survivor's Tale II. And Here My Troubles Began" is a serious form of pictorial literature, sustaining and even intensifying the power of the first volume. It resists defining labels.

"Free Comic Book Day: Today’s comics have broad appeal"

"Free Comic Book Day: Today’s comics have broad appeal," by Laurie Swenson. Bemidji Pioneer, May 4, 2012.

Comic books aren’t just for kids anymore. The fastest-growing group of fans are girls and women.

"Drawn Together - ‘Are You My Mother?’ by Alison Bechdel"

"Drawn Together - ‘Are You My Mother?’ by Alison Bechdel," by Katie Roiphe. New York Times Book Review, April 27, 2012.

If one is at first glance tempted to dismiss Alison Bechdel’s “Are You My Mother?” as a glorified comic strip, one would be wildly and woefully misguided: it is as complicated, brainy, inventive and satisfying as the finest prose memoirs.

"The Serious Comic Art Of Daniel Clowes"

 
"The Serious Comic Art Of Daniel Clowes," by Laura Sydell. Morning Edition, NPR, May 7, 2012.

Comics used to be seen as cheap throwaway entertainment for children and teenagers. But over the last few decades, comics have grown up; they're even released in longer formats, on nice paper with hard covers, as graphic novels.

About "Comics Aren't Just for Kids, Etc."

"Comics aren't just for kids." "Comics are more than just superheroes." "Girls and women read comics too." "Comics can be art." "Comics can be serious." "Pow! Zap! Wham!" "What's a 'graphic novel'?" "If it's good, it can't be a comic." Here's an archive of all these (and more) journalistic tics about comics that have long, long since outlived their usefulness.