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	The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen, Bart Beaty (Translation), Nick Nguyen (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 3.75 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1999 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books by Jean-Paul Gabilliet, Bart Beaty (Translator), Nick Nguyen (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Origins of Comics: From William Hogarth to Winsor McCay by Thierry Smolderen, Bart Beaty (Translator), Nick Nguyen (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War

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The best graphic memoir about the Vietnam refugee experience that I've yet to read. Thi Bui delivers a delicate and powerful intertwining of History and her story that elevates her book beyond a simple recap of daring escapes and into a deeply moving ...more
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A great lower-key alternative para-text to WATCHMEN, this time using actual Golden Age characters and characterizations to inform a story that resonate stronger with one's familiarity with the source references. ...more
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Epic, silly, cartoony, fictive, historical and spiritual all at the same time. Once one gets used to the unique Tezuka tone and style, the narrative momentum takes over and one quickly realizes how 400 pages can whip by.
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