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"Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy" Evaluation
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All information relevant to article topic. Article does a good job in examining the controversy on all levels. For example, the history of the team, the name and the logo is given and then individual aspects of the name and logo are examined. Opposition to the name and logo is looked at from the perspective of individual Native Americans as well as the general public. The controversy is showcased as affecting specific demographics, individuals and groups and society as a whole. This was beneficial as it showcased how the impact of the mascot hit people in deeply personal ways, but also that it expanded beyond particular instances.

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In depth historical analysis given. Most recent source appears to be from January 2018 so, the information is up to date. Most of the sources are from the late 1990s - early 2000s, with a couple that date back to the beginning of the 20th century. This gap from about 1915 - 1980 probably could have been covered a little better, as offense may have been taken before any specific controversy arose. Would be interesting to have more insight in what the reaction was during this time gap, as currently it appears to the reader that the name and logo was only recently deemed offensive.

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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale article does not provide the clear and brief background, analysis or publication sections which wikipedia recommends. Instead it attempts to give an in depth summary of the book, going into detail about each character individually as well as trying to address all topics and themes included in the work. The way in which the article is organized is confusing, as it does not follow the chronological order of the book. Much of the information seems redundant and unimportant, especially if this article's purpose is just to give us the gist of the novel. The Lead section, although it gives good background about the novel, does not properly showcase the book and does not give any insight as to what the article is about. The summary section is too long and complicates one's understanding of the novel. One of the strangest aspects of the article is the setting section, which talks little about setting, but a lot about various themes that appear throughout the book. Overall the article is a bit of a mess. It does not follow the structure which wikipedia promotes and it gives too much useless information for someone to be able to make sense of.

The ideas from both the Rule and Merriman articles could be added to the analysis section of this article to properly give insight as to what the themes the novel holds. It is important to address any symbolism or hidden meanings behind oppressive attitudes, even if the interpretation was not exactly what the author intended, many perceived it that way so it could be included with this description.

Fun Home
The article is well organized, thorough yet concise. It addresses all aspects of the novel in a way which is easy to follow and to the point. I think the themes and allusion sections to be particularly important, as the novel references many others text and includes various themes that lead to the speakers strides towards finding her identity.

Possibly more could be said in the art section of the article. This section of the article acts as both the background and the genre section, as it provide history and interviews as well as insight into the illustration process. While this information is useful, I do feel that given the content, more should be included about why the author wanted the work to be a graphic novel, or why the author included certain images, what significance she believes they hold.

"The Handmaid's Tale" Mock Edit
General Observation= Much of the information included in The Handmaid's Tale article is misplaced.

Concrete point of evaluation= The setting section of an article should include the time and place in which the story takes place, along with some information about the general state of society. The setting section within this particular article gives specific themes that can be found within the novel. While this information offers good insight as to how society is throughout the novel, it does not show relevance to the story's setting.

Actionable item= This issue can be revised by creating an analysis or themes section for the article in which much of the information from the setting section can reside. This reorganization of the article will direct the reader towards the specific information they are seeking, instead of confusing their understanding of the story.

Summary
''The summary should be a concise plot synopsis. I found this quote from the author to benefit the summary already provided because it clarifies the overall message of the book. It adds significance to the plot without inserting opinions or giving an in-depth analysis. It alerts the reader of the author's intentions therefore informing them of the context in which the work should be read.''

'''The overall themes found in the comics have to do with "Growing up and leaving home for the first time." Smith explains how "The story is about what happens when the Bone cousins leave Boneville ... this sheltered little world they grew up in and then go out into this wilder, outside world."'''

Background
''My work in this section consisted mainly of me moving around information to make the overall organization and flow of the article better. The article was also poorly sourced so while I did not add much new information to this section I did find sources which support the original text. What is in bold is what I moved around.''

'Author of the Bone'' comics, Jeff Smith, began creating the comics in 1970, when he was only ten years old. The earliest drawings emerged when he was about five, and he drew what looked like an old C-shaped telephone handset receiver. This original drawing emerged as a frowning character with its mouth wide open, later began to resemble characteristics of Phoney Bone, the grouchy cousin to Fone Bone.'''

'''The comics had many major influences throughout their creation. For example, Smith tried pattern Bone structurally around Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. He enjoyed how it was a story which "Start(s) off very simple, almost like children's stories...but as it goes on, it gets a little darker, and the themes become a little more sophisticated and more complex." Smith was also taken by Carl Barks', character Scrooge McDuck. Smith commented on how he, "Always wanted Uncle Scrooge to go on a longer adventure. I thought, 'Man, if you could just get a comic book of that quality, the length of say, War and Peace, or The Odyssey or something, that would be something I would love to read, and even as a kid I looked everywhere for that book, that Uncle Scrooge story that was 1,100 pages long."'''

'Other influences in this regard include the original Star Wars trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings'' and the classic fairy tales and mythologies that inspired those works. Moby Dick. Smith's favorite book, is cited its multi-layered narrative and symbolism, numerous references to it are placed throughout Bone. Bone was also informed by other comics including Peanuts and Walt Kelly's comic strip Pogo.'''

While Smith attended the Ohio State University, he created a comic strip called "Thorn" for the student newspaper, The Lantern, which included some of the characters who were later featured in Bone.

After college, Smith and his friends produced animation work on commission in their studio, Character Builders Inc., but Smith eventually came to decide that it was not the type of cartooning he wished to do. Drawn to the idea that he could produce his own animated-type story but in the comics medium, and convinced by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Art Spiegelman's Maus that a serious comic book with a beginning, middle and end structure was both artistically and commercially viable, Smith decided to produce Bone.

'''In 1991, Smith launched his own production company, Cartoon Books, to publish the series. Initially, Smith self-published the book, meaning he had to both produce and distribute the series by himself. Self-publishing also includes tedious tasks such as answering letters, doing all the graphics and lettering (which he did by hand), sending the artwork to the printer, handling orders and bookkeeping. All this work made it difficult to focus on writing and drawing the book. So that he did not fall behind, his wife, Vijaya, to quit her lucrative job at a Silicon Valley startup company to run the business side of Bone as the President of Cartoon Books.'''

In 1995, Smith began publishing Bone through Image Comics. Smith believed this would be a temporary arrangement, and to maintain the book's place in catalogs, the collected volumes remained under the Cartoon Books label. During the title's time at Image, the first 27 issues were reprinted by Image with new covers, which are distinguished by the Image logo in the upper left-hand corner of the cover. The Cartoon Books printings have black back covers, inset with a single panel reprinted from inside. First printings can be distinguished from later printings by changes in the color of the logo on the front cover. The comic and its story ended with its 55th issue, dated June 2004. The back cover has, in place of the usual comic panel, a black-and-white photo of Smith in his studio drawing the last page on May 10. In an interview on Attack of the Show, Smith revealed that he drew the last page before working on the first issue. The 55 issues have been collected into the following volumes.

Critical Praise
Bone was selected for "Palmer's Picks" by Tom Palmer, Jr., who commented that "Smith's artwork is deceptively simple. He doesn't use much flash, yet he is a master of conveying gesture and body language for both humorous and dramatic effect." He also noted that "The series has only recently begun, yet it has been met with enormous amounts of critical praise from people ranging from Will Eisner to Peter David."

Michael Arner from PopMatters.com was initially not impressed with the black and white artwork, and at first disappointed at the ending, hoping for a more conclusive dénouement. However, he ultimately praised the depth of the characterizations and Smith's ability to "mix humor and adventure perfectly."

Bob's Comics Review described the work as "Tolkienesque" in its compulsive progression from a simple comic tale to a sprawling epic. Although critical of the earlier issues, the writer came to enjoy the range of writing "from slapstick (the cow race is a classic), to the scary yet hilarious rat creatures, to intimations of high fantasy." Smith's sense of timing was praised as well as the creator's use of the silent panel and "repeated scene with variations of movement or perspective."

In 2004, TIME critic Andrew Arnold called Bone "the best all-ages graphic novel yet published."

In 2011, IGN ranked Bone 60th in the Top 100 comic book heroes.

Literary Controversy
''The reception section should provide a balanced view of how the book was critically reviewed. Although the original article did a good job in including the comments of praise, it failed to address how controversial the comics were. For this reason I added a blurb about opposition towards the comics.''

In 2010, a Minnesota parent sought to have Bone banned from all elementary school libraries in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, citing references in the work to smoking, drinking, and gambling. After a hearing, a school district committee voted 10 to 1 to keep the books on the shelves. 'Other challenges and controversies that cite racism and political viewpoint as main problems have led to Bone's'' placement on the 2013 ALA Banned Books List. Smith remarked himself that "Bone was not originally created with children in mind, so I never worried about the fact that children might read them." This being said, the comics are regarded by critics as applicable to any age group.'''

'The Bone'' comics also retain criticism due to the medium of the graphic novel. While Smith defends the graphic novel as an art form, even explaining how the graphics can add more to the story, many critics look down upon the form, claiming that it is not to be taken as seriously as other forms of literature.'''

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Alverson, B. (2010). Jeff smith responds to bone school library challenge.(news: Comics). Publishers Weekly Online,

Blasingame, J. (2006). Interview with jeff smith. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 49(5), 444-445. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/216919648?accountid=11091 (Links to an external site.)

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Lead
Bone is an independently published American comic book series, written and illustrated by Jeff Smith, originally serialized in 55 irregularly released issues from 1991 to 2004.

Smith's black-and-white drawings were inspired by animated cartoons and comic strips, are singularly characterized by a mixture of both light-hearted comedy and dark fantasy thriller. The author, Jeff Smith, describes the comics as "a fish-out-of-water story. There are three modern characters, who happen to be cartoons in the mold of Donald Duck or Bugs Bunny, who get lost in a fairy-tale valley. They spend a year there and make friends and enemies and get caught up in the trials and tribulations of the valley and even a war." The series was published bimonthly with some delays from June 1991 to June 2004. The series was self-published by Smith's Cartoon Books for issues No. 1 to No. 19, by Image Comics from issues No. 20 to No. 28, and back to Cartoon Books for issues No. 29 to No. 55.

Bone has received numerous awards, among them ten Eisner Awards and eleven Harvey Awards.

Background
'Author of the Bone'' comics, Jeff Smith, created the first sketch when he was about five years old, when he drew what looked like an old C-shaped telephone handset receiver. This original drawing, a frowning character with its mouth wide open, resembled characteristics of Phoney Bone, the grouchy cousin to Fone Bone. In 1970, when Smith was ten, he began making these drawings into comics.'''

'''The comics had many major influences throughout their creation. For example, Smith tried to pattern Bone structurally around Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. He enjoyed how it was a story which "Start(s) off very simple, almost like children's stories...but as it goes on, it gets a little darker, and the themes become a little more sophisticated and more complex." Smith was also taken by Carl Barks', character Scrooge McDuck. Smith commented on how he, "Always wanted Uncle Scrooge to go on a longer adventure. I thought, 'Man, if you could just get a comic book of that quality, the length of say, War and Peace, or The Odyssey or something, that would be something I would love to read, and even as a kid I looked everywhere for that book, that Uncle Scrooge story that was 1,100 pages long."'''

'Other influences in this regard include the original Star Wars trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings'' and the classic fairy tales and mythologies that inspired those works. Moby Dick. Smith's favorite book, is cited its multi-layered narrative and symbolism, numerous references to it are placed throughout Bone. Bone was also informed by other comics including Peanuts and Walt Kelly's comic strip Pogo.'''

While Smith attended the Ohio State University, he created a comic strip called "Thorn" for the student newspaper, The Lantern, which included some of the characters who later featured in Bone.

After college, Smith and his friends produced animation work on commission in their studio, Character Builders Inc., but Smith eventually came to decide that it was not the type of cartooning he wished to do. Drawn to the idea that he could produce his own animated-type story but in the comics medium, and convinced by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Art Spiegelman's Maus that a serious comic book with a beginning, middle and end structure was both artistically and commercially viable, Smith decided to produce Bone.

In 1991, Smith launched his company, Cartoon Books, to publish the series. Initially, Smith self-published the book, which meant that he did all the work required to both produce and distribute the series as a business himself, including answering letters, doing all the graphics and lettering (which he did by hand), sending the artwork to the printer, handling orders and bookkeeping. This made it difficult to focus on writing and drawing the book, and as a result, he fell behind in his production. To remedy this, he asked his wife, Vijaya, to quit her lucrative job at a Silicon Valley startup company to run the business side of Bone as the President of Cartoon Books. As a result, Smith was able to refocus on drawing, and sales improved. In 1995, Smith began publishing Bone through Image Comics. Smith believed this would be a temporary arrangement, and to maintain the book's place in catalogs, the collected volumes remained under the Cartoon Books label. During the title's time at Image, the first 27 issues were reprinted by Image with new covers, which are distinguished by the Image logo in the upper left-hand corner of the cover. The Cartoon Books printings have black back covers, inset with a single panel reprinted from inside. First printings can be distinguished from later printings by changes in the color of the logo on the front cover. The comic and its story ended with its 55th issue, dated June 2004. The back cover has, in place of the usual comic panel, a black-and-white photo of Smith in his studio drawing the last page on May 10. In an interview on Attack of the Show, Smith revealed that he drew the last page before working on the first issue. The 55 issues have been collected into the following volumes.

Summary
'The first volume of the series (Bone: Out from Boneville)'' follows Fone Bone and his two cousins, Phoncible P. "Phoney" Bone and Smiley Bone. When Phoney's campaign fore''' run out of their hometown of Boneville. After crossing a desert, Smiley finds a hand-drawn map that they use to navigate their way across the fantasy landscape. The cousins are separated by a sea of locusts and individually end up in a mysterious valley'''. Their journey is made more difficult by the rat creatures that are pursuing them on their travels. Eventually, t'''hey joyously reunite at a local tavern called Barrelhaven, where they are taken in by a mysterious girl named Thorn and her even more enigmatic grandmother. Fone Bone instantly develops a crush on Thorn and repeatedly attempts to express his love through poetry. As they stay longer in the Valley, they encounter humans and other creatures who are threatened by a dark entity, the Lord of the Locusts. The Bones, trying to escape to Boneville, are quickly drawn into the events around them, compelling them on a hero's journey to help free the Valley.

The rest of the series is made up of similar quest stories, but with varying settings and plot lines. All of the comics maintain the elements of fantasy and humor that Smith employs in Out from Boneville, as well as the intensity that coincides with an adventure story.

Genre
The Bone comics are a series of non-fiction graphic novels, that tells stories of mystery, romance and adventure. Smith claims that the stories were not originally written for an adolescent audience, however, it is this age group that has supported the series most. The novels are written as fantasy stories, following a hero on their quest. They are also meant to be read as a comedy, with elements of sarcasm and exaggeration.

Smith is the author of a few suspenseful, mystery novel, but he mainly produces graphic novels. Over the years he has published other graphic novels, written comics for DC Comics and created other comic book series. He is most famous, however, for Bone.

Analysis
The author and illustrator, Jeff Smith, made the decision to create Bone in the classic, black and white, comic book style. Critics speculate that he did this so that he could maintain the clear lines that allow for exaggerated characters that contrast their subtle, detailed backgrounds.

The background of the story is mainly set in the Valley but Boneville is mentioned throughout. Boneville, although never actually shown, it is implied as technologically contemporary: Fone refers to its extensive downtown and has comics for Smiley and a copy of Moby Dick in his pack, Phoney carries dollar bills, and Smiley refers to a PizzaInACup™ and a CornDogHut™. In contrast, the Valley is depicted as somewhat medieval, in as much as its citizens employ a barter system, weapons, and modes of transportation similar to those of the Middle Ages, and Phoney persistently refers to the valley people as "yokels".

The series centers on the Bone cousins, bald cartoon characters. The group includes avaricious and greedy Phoncible P. "Phoney" Bone, goofy cigar-smoking Smiley Bone, and everyman character Fone Bone. Smith describes the characters in the comics as "modern," even though they possess the "timeless task of combatting evil, in order that goodness may triumph."

The comics are take place in a fantasy world. They are known for their adventurous story lines and their humor, but they are also said to have a "darker subtext about power and evil."

Publication History
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Critical Praise
Bone was selected for "Palmer's Picks" by Tom Palmer, Jr., who commented that "Smith's artwork is deceptively simple. He doesn't use much flash, yet he is a master of conveying gesture and body language for both humorous and dramatic effect." He also noted that "The series has only recently begun, yet it has been met with enormous amounts of critical praise from people ranging from Will Eisner to Peter David."

Michael Arner from PopMatters.com was initially not impressed with the black and white artwork, and at first disappointed at the ending, hoping for a more conclusive dénouement. However, he ultimately praised the depth of the characterizations and Smith's ability to "mix humor and adventure perfectly."

Bob's Comics Review described the work as "Tolkienesque" in its compulsive progression from a simple comic tale to a sprawling epic. Although critical of the earlier issues, the writer came to enjoy the range of writing "from slapstick (the cow race is a classic), to the scary yet hilarious rat creatures, to intimations of high fantasy." Smith's sense of timing was praised as well as the creator's use of the silent panel and "repeated scene with variations of movement or perspective."

In 2004, TIME critic Andrew Arnold called Bone "the best all-ages graphic novel yet published."

In 2011, IGN ranked Bone 60th in the Top 100 comic book heroes.

Literary Controversy
In 2010, a Minnesota parent sought to have Bone banned from all elementary school libraries in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, citing references in the work to smoking, drinking, and gambling. After a hearing, a school district committee voted 10 to 1 to keep the books on the shelves. Other challenges and controversies that cite racism and political viewpoint as main problems have led to Bone's placement on the 2013 ALA Banned Books List. Smith remarked himself that "Bone was not originally created with children in mind, so I never worried about the fact that children might read them." This being said, the comics are regarded by critics as applicable to any age group.

'The fact that Bone'' comics are graphic novels also retains criticism. While Smith defends the graphic novel as an art form, and explains how the graphics have the potential to add new elements to a storyline, many critics and readers do not consider them a serious form of literature.'''