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Nick’s 2024 Year in Books
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Nick Nguyen
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The System of Comics
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1999
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Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books
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2009
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9 editions
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The Origins of Comics: From William Hogarth to Winsor McCay
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2009
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10 editions
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| Taking into consideration the historical moment and context of its publication, this overview collection of Enki Bilal's work up to 1986 offers a snapshot of the author/artist's development as he was cementing his auteur status. As the preface notes, ...more | |
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What initially may seem like an odd detour in Delisle's oeuvre makes perfect sense upon reading his Muybridge bio thanks to his diegetic reminder of his animation background as well as his graphic storytelling approach to mechanical processes. A pleas ...more |
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3.5 stars Nice collection of odds and ends that Burns drew leading up to his LAST LOOK trilogy. There's also a nice handful of faux romance comics covers that helps point to his then-future (now current) focus/return to that genre. Solid production des ...more |
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3.5 stars Light enjoyable take on Captain Marvel that draws its inspiration from its C.C. Beck origins while nestled within its post 9-11 historical moment of creation. An interesting project for Jeff Smith to take on after finishing BONE. |
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"I dug the Supergirl collection, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, written by Tom King and drawn by the Brazilian illustrator Bilquis Evely (suggesting a combination of P. Craig Russell, Kevin O'Neill, and Richard Sala). As a longtime reader of King's, I "
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3.5 stars Nice collection of Arno's gag comics (236 out of the 248 presented here were published in The New Yorker between 1925-1944, 1946-1961, and 1963-1968). Editorially, this collection would have benefited from publication/creation dates to help ...more |
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