Kristen's review
Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk
I read the first 2/3 of this while traveling at Thanksgiving, and then misplaced it for a couple months. This works really well as Comics Crit 101, which is what I was looking for. Many people who already read a lot about comics were underwhelmed, but I needed a starting point and this was very accessible. I've been reading comics for years but never feel qualified to participate in the in-depth discussions that my friends have, and this will help. I've read about 2/3 of what he covers. For the stuff I haven't read, I appreciated that it wasn't all browbeating into how a title was brilliant and I absolutely had to read and appreciate it. Some essays reinforced my impression that a title was well done but not for me.
