Five years ago, as a loving tribute from A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th anniversary, Faith Erin Hicks presented us with a comic detailing her favorite part of the book. It is honestly the most adorable thing we’ve seen in a long time, and in honor of Madeline L’Engle’s birthday, we’re pleased to share it again!
Faith Erin Hicks is the author and illustrator of a number of webcomics, including Demonology 101 and Zombies Calling. Her graphic novel The Nameless City and its sequel, The Stone Heart, are available from First Second.
Originally published in February 2012.
Madeleine L’engle worked very hard to specify that Meg’s victory over IT was nonviolent, free of anger or hatred. She even stated that if Meg had been able to love IT, IT woukd have shriveled up and died. Meg’s couldn’t do that, owing to “her weakness and foolishness and baseness and nothingness”—so IT continued to rule Camazotz.
Reducing L’engle’s complex message of nonviolence and love to a punch and an expression of anger, to “might makes right” and “I win because I can beat you up” only perpetuates a view that L’engle opposed all her life.
Everyone concerned should check for the influence of Echthroi.