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A Jew in Communist Prague: Loss of Innocence (Jew in Communist Prague) 6 reviews Vittorio Giardino
Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing, 1997
this one stands as one of the greatest GNs ever....
+ Good, but too short as usual + A Wonderful Begining + Wish it Were Longer! + Captivating, a must-read
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Strangers In Paradise: I Dream of You (Strangers in Paradise) 10 reviews Terry Moore
Abstract Studio, 1996
A must for all Serious Comic Fans
+ Learn more about Francine, Katchoo, and David. + A breath of fresh air -- absolutely THE BEST! + THIS is what I'm in comics for
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Neotopia Color Manga #1 (Neotopia) 1 review Rod Espinosa
Antarctic Press, 2004
LUSH, BEAUTIFUL GRAND FANTASY!
Neotopia is another brilliant looking, full-color Manga title from Antarctic Press, simply one of the best publishers, and best kept secrets in comics today. "Neotopia" is a blend of fantasy and sci-fi taking place on a world where technology has largely died out and is mistrusted by the people, ...
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300 236 reviews Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
Dark Horse, 1999
Art & Adrenaline
+ Amazing artistic point of view of the battle. + Genious + Graphic Novel on an EPIC SCALE!!! + Beautiful and Entertaining
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Give Me Liberty 3 reviews Frank Miller, Dave Gibbons
Dark Horse, 2001
The Unsurpassed graphic novel of a near future America
+ Frank Miller, a visionary? + LIBERTY
"Give Me Liberty" tells the story of young Martha Washington, a precocious african-american girl growing up inside of the horror of public housing - "The Green" (a hideous development of the "Carbrini Green" projects of Chicago). At the dawn of a new century, a fascist president helms an America ...
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Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne & The Beetleburg Clank (Girl Genius) 13 reviews Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, ...
Studio Foglio, 2002
Love it love it love it.
+ A fantastic comic and an excellent item to own! + Call it Gas-Lamp fantasy, NOT Steampunk! + Top-Notch Mad Science
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Age of Bronze Volume 1: A Thousand Ships 26 reviews Eric Shanower
Image Comics, 2001
Promising start to this powerful series
+ 6th grade Social Studies in a Graphic Novel too cool! + The heros gather, but the gods are unhappy + Fast-paced intro to the Trojan War
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We3 31 reviews Grant Morrison
Vertigo, 2005
If you love animals, you will likely shed a tear....
+ Great Story--Excellent Art + Grant Morrison's most human story... and its about animals + Excellent story, just a little too short. + Wow.
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Kings in Disguise: A Novel 2 reviews James Vance
W. W. Norton, 2006
An excellent portrayal of life during the depression.
During the 1930s, Freddie Bloch is forced to leave his home in search for his alcoholic father. During his travels he becomes a hobo, riding trains, living in much the same way we imagine the homeless do in the 1990s. Bloch's companions make the best of their poor circumstances by convincing ...
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Akira, Vol. 1 67 reviews Katsuhiro Otomo
Dark Horse, 2000
Not much to say about it...
+ a pinnacle of graphic art madness in the service of depicting a mad world + Graphic SF Reader + Graphic SF Reader + Great
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Road to Perdition. Graphic Novel. Max Allan Collins, Sam Mendes, ...
Heyne, 2002
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Maus : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History/Here My Troubles Began/Boxed 192 reviews Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1993
Yes.
+ MAUS is no mouse + Graphic literature at its best + For any who doubt what graphic fiction can do, this is the revelation.
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Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 24 reviews Joe Sacco, Christopher Hitchens
Fantagraphics Books, 2002
The genocide of Muslims by Christians in the 1990s
+ Most insightful book on everyday life during the Bosnian War yet + Great read, very unique look at life in a war zone
I just finished reading this brilliant work. I was in Eastern Europe in 1991-1993 and saw the refugees coming out of Bosnia. I followed the story as close as I could, even visting a refugee camp. But Sacco's illustrations put me on the ground in the supposed safe zones. The brutality of the ...
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The Courageous Princess 8 reviews Rod Espinosa
Dark Horse, 2007
The purest form of courage comes from a kid...
+ Buy This For Your Princess! + Read-aloud surprise + Warm and Fuzzy
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Broken Ear / The Black Island / King Ottokar's Sceptre (3 Complete Adventures ... 20 reviews Herge
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1994
San Theodoros, Britain, Syldavia
+ Awesome + Immature Mother
"The Adventures of Tintin: Volume 2" contains three more adventure comics by Herge, in a handy sized hardcover book. Here, we get "The Broken Ear" (1937), an adventure in a civil-war torn part of South America, "The Black Island" (1938) a chase through Britain, and "King Ottokar's Sceptre" (1939), ...
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Desperadoes: A Moment's Sunlight 1 review Jeff Mariotte
Image Comics, 1998
great western graphic novel; worth buying
"Desperadoes: A Moment's Sunlight", by Jeff Mariotte & John Cassaday. Sparse readers, specifically avid readers of western graphic novels, might hasten to critically judged the story trite. But on the contrary, I think ,the book turned out to be more than a delightful & moreso, an extremely ...
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Last Day in Vietnam 5 reviews Will Eisner
Dark Horse, 2000
Maybe bitter, but good to the last drop
+ Vignettes of rear echelon warriors + Eisner true-to-life ordeal during war time; allegory; good + Very enjoyable graphic novel
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Blue Monday, Vol. 1: The Kids Are Alright 5 reviews Chynna Clugston-Major
Oni Press, 2003
Pure Pop Pleasure
+ I WANT MOOOORE CHYNA!! + AH-MAZING! + Archie on crack! + the kids are more than allright
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Generation Zero 1 review Pepe Moreno
DC Comics, 1991
Tired Post-Apocalypse Story
Generation Zero first appeared in Epic Illustrated (by Marvel) as an 8-part serial way back in the 1980's. The world is a nuke scarred wasteland. The bad guys are a very well equipped army lead by a mysterious warlord. The warlord's appearance and the equipment used by his army are very much ...
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Laika 11 reviews Nick Abadzis
First Second, 2007
Wonderful
+ Homage to Laika + Laika is a Tender and Engrossing Work + Sputnick Pup + A dog story set in the early days of the cold war space race
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