Fashion Monday with JJ Lee

The final Kean Commission Report was a best seller. Now, a comic book version of the 9/11 commission report has just been published. Called "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation", it was created by two old pros: Sid Jacobsen, former editor-in-chief of Harvey Comic books and Ernie Colon. He drew Richie Rich and Casper at Harvey and also worked as the artist for DC titles including The Flash, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. How did they handle the sensitive subject matter? First of all, the book takes on a serious look. Very straight forward cover. No exclamation marks or exploding captions - things you would identify with comic book covers. Any thought that the adaption trivializes the event of September 11 are assuaged by commission chair Thomas Kean and vice-chair Lee Hamilton. Plus, there's an extravagant blurb by Stan Lee. Inside, Jacobson and Colon take advantage of all the comic book idioms to clarify what happened before and on 9/11. Maybe comic books were made for...

CBC Radio 3 Piercing the Pencil-Pushing Patriarchy A woman in the boys' world of comic book art This feature story transforms interviews with Vancouver comic book artist Pia Guerra and integrates it with her art. In effect, it is an online graphic tale that recounts her rise in the business of mainstream comic books.