In her new work “California Dreamin’,” a graphic biography of Mama Cass Elliot, the pivotal scene that shows this revelation takes place in the ’60s Baltimore basement of Cass’s watchful ...

But "California Dreamin'" put the Mamas and the Papas on the map, and although it stalled at number four on the charts, the group's next single, "Monday, Monday," made it to number one.

French cartoonist Pénélope Bagieu delves into the life of Cass Elliot in her new First Second graphic novel California Dreamin’, a beautifully illustrated biography that explores the ’60s ...