Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History

Harvey Pekar and artist Gary Dumm bring a comic book treatment to the story of Students for a Democratic Society, the seminal 1960s student activist organization. Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2008, this single-issue graphic history offers a documentary-style look at the group's formation, ideals, and legacy through Pekar's characteristically grounded, conversational storytelling. It matters as a unique entry in the canon of nonfiction comics, using the medium to explore a key chapter in American political history.