The Academic Hour Rory McConville and subtle (and other times

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By Cuyler Keating

The Academic Hour Rory McConville and subtle (and other timesBy Keren Katz. Published by Secret Acres. Softcover, 176 pages, Colour, 2017. Open every illuminated correspondence between two star crossed artists yet to meet and discover a dizzying, dazzling almost love story. The 2018 Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies sixth annual Cartoonist Studio Prize winner for Best Print Comic, the Academic Hour charts the romance between Poethel, a disgraced architecture professor, and his student, Liana.