The Mr. Nile Experiment is a brilliant piece of work, in my opinion. I'll be passing this link on to the other grad students in my group who are more into the philosophy of literature. I know they will appreciate it deeply. Maus is good, Peanuts is good, Pogo was brilliant, Doonesbury has (IMHO) sold out and is currently trying to find itself again. And then there is Frank Miller and his series Sin City. Very stark B&W with huge swaths of darkness and thick lines. The imagery is startling and draws the observer deep into the concept and story. The art is almost simplistic until you step back from it and actually look at what you are seeing. Then the complexity and nuance will catch you unawares and make you really think about the whole in relationship to its parts. Miller is the artist/writer who recreated the entire Batman concept in the Dark Knight series by showing the reader the sociopath beneath the mask. May I have permission to quote pieces of these posting for a paper I am working on? This discourse and discussion is relevant to the paper and, really, isn't this what forums are for?