15.06.2013 Views

Underground Rivers - University of New Mexico

Underground Rivers - University of New Mexico

Underground Rivers - University of New Mexico

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

The Future<br />

And where is comic book culture heading?<br />

It's heading to graphic novels.<br />

Chapter 24 -- <strong>Underground</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> in the Comics<br />

Rex Mundi is a comic book miniseries set in a 1930s Paris where magic<br />

is real and kings and Popes are still in power. In Book 2, The River<br />

<strong>Underground</strong> (2005), Dr. Julien Saunière follows the trail <strong>of</strong> conspiracy<br />

that extends to the walls <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem during the first crusade.<br />

Though the comic book media migrates between paper and film, the plots rely on standard<br />

settings, that <strong>of</strong> an underground river being very much a favorite.<br />

DRAFT 1122//66//22001122<br />

Uppddaatteess aatt hhttttpp::////www. .uunnm. .eedduu//~rrhheeggggeenn//UnnddeerrggrroouunnddRi ivveerrss. .hhttml l<br />

306

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!