It's a good day for didactic comics. If you're not quite sure why fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender are making such a fuss over the whitewashing in the live-action movie, Gene Yang (author of American Born Chinese) is here to explain it. He'd also kind of rather you didn't pay to see it in the theaters. [The Blog of Gene Luen Yang via Meredith Gran]









Meanwhile, in a different universe of controversy, Darryl Cunningham, creator of the endlessly fascinating Psychiatric Tales, explains how the Autism-MMR controversy arose. This one steps beyond the usual reassurances that there's no proven link between vaccines and autism, also outlining the conflicts of interest involving Andrew Wakeman, the disgraced physician who tried to discredit the MMR vaccine -- and apparently lined his pockets while children caught the measles. [tallguywrites via Boing Boing]