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Akira, Vol. 1
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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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Scott Mccloud
Harper Paperbacks, 1994
Brilliant Book!
+ Reading between the lines
+ Great!
+ A Brilliant Look at the Psychology, Physiology, and Effectiveness of Comic Strips and Books
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Black Hole
Charles Burns
Pantheon, 2005
unrelentingly creepy and disturbing
+ Cool Book
+ absolutely fantastic
+ Spellbinding
+ Amazing, Transformative
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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
Scott Mccloud
Harper Paperbacks, 2006
A Must-Read for All Comic Artists
+ Great Book on Comics Structure/Analysis (also good intro to some techniques)
+ Great Look at How Stories and Art Combine into the Comics You Love
+ An Excellent Book For Everyone
+ As usual, high quality stuff
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Watchmen
Alan Moore
DC Comics, 1995
Watchmen!
+ Watchmen: The finest graphic novel you can find
+ Revisiting the Breakthrough Graphic Novel 22 Years Later
+ I want to watch the watchmen
+ This will change your mind about comics
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The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories
Nicholas Gurewitch
Dark Horse Comics, 2007
So great
+ Disturbingly Funny
+ I hadn't laughed out loud at a comic strip in YEARS!
+ The Humorless Need Not Apply
+ Amazingly funny
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)
Bill Watterson
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
the complete calvin and hobbes
+ excellent product
+ Awesome book for a Calvin and Hobbes fan
+ brilliant!
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1
VIZ Media LLC, 2004
Epic
+ Nausicaa the Princess of the Valley of the Wind
+ Try it, you'll like it!
+ Miyazaki is the Master
+ Much better than animated film.
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Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, Vol. 1
Koji Aihara, Kentaro Takekuma
VIZ Media LLC, 2002
The Creative process behind all things, revealed!
+ Crazy
+ Social Satire on the Manga Industry
+ Well... I viewed this slight;y differently but...
+ For those who hate Manga...
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Ghost In The Shell Volume 1 - 2nd Edition
Masamune Shirow
Dark Horse, 2004
The ultimate Ghost in the Shell ^_^
+ Extraordinary Cyberpunk Manga (but NOT FOR KIDS)
+ A must have for any GITS and cyberpunk fan!
+ good from a noob point of view
+ Great read
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The Complete Far Side 1980-1994 (2 vol set)
Gary Larson, Steve Martin
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003
A Masterpiece Of Comic Brillance
+ the complete far side
+ Excellent collection of The Far Side
+ The Far Side
+ Beautiful! Fantastic! But....
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Maus : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History/Here My Troubles Began/Boxed
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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Cages
Dave McKean
Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing, 2002
An unbelievable book.
+ Cages
+ Cages are all around us, though they may be invisible
+ Ramblings of a mind
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John Byrne's Next Men
John Byrne
Dark Horse, 2005
John Byrne at the top of his game...
+ Graphic SF Reader
Most comic book fans know of writer/artist John Byrne, of his early days drawing the X-Men, of his scintillating years at the pages of the Fantastic Four, and, at DC, of his superb redefining of Superman. But that was all mainstream stuff. In the early 1990s, he explored the field of independent ...
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The Best of Wolverine, Vol. 1
Chris Claremont, Barry Windsor-Smith, ...
Marvel Comics, 2004
Wolverine 101
+ Groundwork for Wolverine's Character
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ What can I say...
+ Great Wolverine Collection
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