If History If that’s more your speed, try Julio Anta Si Se Puedeabout the underappreciated role played by Latinos throughout American history; Marta Breen and Jenny Jordahl destroy patriarchyAbout the many women who have risked everything to fight against misogynistic individuals and systems around the world; Or Alex L. Combs and Andrew Aket Trans history: from ancient times to the presentThe content of which should be self-explanatory.
Or maybe you just want to know more about it Political science and philosophy? In that case, graphic adaptations of several well-received books may be just what you’re looking for. This includes on atrocitiesTimothy Snyder’s all-time relevant book on how totalitarianism works; stamped from the beginningIbram X. Kendi’s exploration of how America was built on racism and how a racist future is not inevitable; or even art of warSun Tzu’s classic treatise on military strategy.
how about Literature? There are countless graphic adaptations of classic novels to choose from, including Octavia Butler’s parable of the sower and natsume soseki BotchanAs well as various books that I covered when I regularly compared prose novels with their graphic adaptations.
As you can imagine, the books listed above don’t even scratch the surface of the many educational comics currently available. No matter what you want to learn about this summer, you can bet there will be a book with your name on it. And if you find a good one, I’d love to hear about it—feel free to share it blue sky!
