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Average rating: 3.93 · 111 ratings · 10 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen, Bart Beaty (Translation), Nick Nguyen (Goodreads Author) (Translation) 3.73 avg rating — 190 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 — 62 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 — 31 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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Elder statesman who still has great draftsmanship chops draws comic strips of himself shaking his fist to the sky.
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Nick Nguyen rated a book liked it Miracleman: The Silver Age by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)	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
3.5 stars Now this is more like it, though it comes across as a verbose table-setting for an ultimate climax that hopefully one day we’ll all be able to read. Kudos to Mark Buckingham for outstanding artwork.
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Time to get back to the title character of the series in time for the Silver Age…
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Nick Nguyen rated a book liked it Santos Sisters, Vol. 1 by Greg & Fake	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
3.5 stars Fun, funny, sexy mash-up of Dan Decarlo Archie comics and luchadore superhero serials.
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Nick Nguyen rated a book it was ok Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward by Bill Ward	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
2.5 stars Worthwhile collection of Ward’s go-to gags with a helpful highlight of his use of the Conté crayon as a stylistic and artistic tool. The gags are presumably arranged in chronological order of their publication, though that presumption could ...more
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Nick Nguyen liked Michael Rhode's review of Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward: "I'm glad this book exists because Ward worked hard in cartooning for a long time, although I do find it overly-art directed (sorry Mr. Covey). However, I just can't really bring myself to LIKE Ward's style. Some of the captions (most?) were obviously" Read more of this review »
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3.5 stars Fun, funny, sexy mash-up of Dan Decarlo Archie comics and luchadore superhero serials.
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