As revealed in the comments section of last week’s post, the Daniel Clowes comic that inadvertently led to a teacher resigning his post after giving it to a 13-year-old student to read turned out to be issue No. 22, later republished by Pantheon Books as “Ice Haven.” The book has become one of Clowes’ most critically acclaimed works, winning a recommendation by the School Library Journal for “grades 10 and up,” so more than a few folks have been riled by the news.
Tom Spurgeon and David Welsh have been doing a great job providing commentary and links over the past few days as the story developed. Heidi’s post, however, has to win some comments award, not just for its sheer length, but also because the alleged mother of the daughter in question posts not just once, but twice, providing some helpful perspective.
I’m going to refrain from offering any more opinions on the case at this point (oh OK, here we go, the teacher showed poor judgment, but I don’t necessarily think he should have been forced to resign, nor should the police have gotten involved), but please feel free to offer your thoughts.
