Class Schedule: Assignments and readings should be completed by the class session in which they are scheduled to be discussed. There will be no final during finals week, but you may turn in your paper by the end of that week.

PLEASE NOTE: The schedule may change as the semester develops. Be sure to keep checking back for any updates.

	Wk	Day	Topic	Assignments
	1	8.29	Introduction	No Assignment
	2	9.3	LABOR DAY	NO CLASS
		9.5	Medium and Method	McCloud Ch. 1-3
	3	9.10	Medium and Method	McCloud Ch. 4-6, Inge
		9.12	ROSH HASHANAH	NO CLASS
	4	9.17	Birth of Heroes	Batman, Superman
		9.19	A Golden Age	EC, Archie, romance
	5	9.24	Comics Bleed History	Maus I
		9.26	Comics Bleed History	Maus I & II
	6	10.1	Comics Bleed History	Maus II
		10.3	Literary Heroes	League Vol. 1
	7	10.8	Literary Heroes	League Vol. 1 & 2
		10.10	Literary Heroes	League Vol. 2
	8	10.15	Stylized Realism	Strangers in Paradise Ch. 1-5 PAPER 1 DUE
		10.17	Stylized Realism	Strangers in Paradise Ch. 6-9
	9	10.22	Slices of Life	Sleepwalk
		10.24	Slices of Life	Sleepwalk
	10	10.29	Heroes Reborn	Fantastic Four, Spider-Man
		10.31	Watching the Watchers	Watchmen Ch. 1-3
	11	11.5	Watching the Watchers	Watchmen Ch. 4-6
		11.7	Watching the Watchers	Watchmen Ch. 7-9
	12	11.12	AWAY	NO CLASS
		11.14	Watching the Watchers	Watchmen Ch. 10-12
	13	11.19	Back to Reality	Selections from Sleepwalk PAPER 2 DUE
		11.21	Back to Reality	Selections from Sleepwalk
	14	11.26	AWAY	NO CLASS
		11.28	A Vision of the Present	Ghost World
	15	12.3	From Panel to Screen	TBA
		12.5	From Panel to Screen	Sin City
	16	12.10	From Panel to Screen	Sin City
	17	12.19	(Finals Week)	PAPER 3 DUE