Today’s class: The Incredible Hulk?

For those who thought the only place one could find a comic book at a university campus was at the hands of the shy, rimmed-glassed engineering major, this week's feature story will make you think again. In institutions like USC, comics can be found at the university bookstore, under the "assigned readings" session. Learn how and why graphic novels are being taken more seriously in and out of the classroom.
Also inside: a USC professor gives us a Virtual Lecture on Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

Voted by the members of the USC Comic Book Club, this is the definite list of the comic books everyone should read before their time is up. Every single one of these titles has impacted the industry in some significant way, and anyone who refuses to pick them up would be doing themselves a disservice.
Also inside: an exclusive interview with the president of the comic book club.