Saturday, May 9, 2009

Tool Academy

ITS GREAT
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The drawings are crisp and tales of Navy officers scouring the high seas for pirates and other rogues are enticing. Even vivid sound-effect words "FZZZZ" and "FZAAAT" appear in a new graphic novel the Naval Academy is rolling out to recruit midshipmen.No, the Navy doesn't call it a comic book. A graphic novel is intended for more mature audiences. And the novel released Thursday is an ambitious attempt by the school established in 1845 to attract minority students and other applicants it has struggled to woo in recent years.