Fang-tzu Hsu received her doctorate in social science and comparative education from the University of California, Los Angeles, while serving the Paulo Freire Institute in various capacities and presenting work at numerous academic conferences. She was an extraordinary scholar, writer and friend.

Peter Lownds is co-founder of the Paulo Freire Institute at UCLA, a longtime educator, translator and student of life.

Foreword - Introduction - A Freirian Approach to Comic Book Analysis - Methodology and Methods - Reactions of Taiwanese Students and Educators - Into the Great Comic Book Era - Conclusion.