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Ryan McSwain

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in Abilene, Texas, The United States

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Ryan McSwain lives in Amarillo, Texas, with his wife and their two children. Ryan spends his days playing with his kids, writing, and wallowing in nostalgia. If you’d like to change reality, please check with him first—he’s currently living his best possible timeline.

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Average rating: 4.21 · 289 ratings · 44 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Hardcoregaming101.net Presents: The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures by Kurt Kalata, John Cameron (Contributor), Ryan Woodward (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Monsters All the Way Down 4.20 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Four Color Bleed by Ryan McSwain (Goodreads Author), Rian Gonzales (Illustrator), Weshoyot Alvitre (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 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 Fix-It Man 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	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 Other Darrin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	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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My novel about comic books, nostalgia, and the nature of reality is finally revealed to the world. As of right now, we’re one-third funded on Kickstarter and going for the gold. But don’t take my word for it: listen to me say it in our campaign video. A good friend nearly died in that eyeball helmet, so give it a watch.

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This has sat on my shelf for years, and I finally got it read. There's a wonderful variety of stories, poems, and songs. Because there are so many sources, the translations feel a bit uneven, and some of the commentary feels of its time. But the sele ...more
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Heh. A locked room mystery, but not the kind you'd ever suspect. A meandering but relentless story with a narrator I wouldn't trust to tell me the correct time. This reminded me a bit of Seymour: A Introduction, which hit me like a truck at 15, but i ...more
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This one drove me crazy. I've never been so frustrated with a protagonist in all my life. I loved it. ...more
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Rescued this from recycling because of the incredible cover, and I wasn't disappointed. The short stories (so short they're practically flash fiction) are creepy and surprisingly nihilistic. It wouldn't be as scary for a kid as the Scary Stories to T ...more
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