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Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel

It took a few years of false starts but now it's official: the graphic novel form is the fastest growing new category of publishing, rising like a meteor. Stephen (The 101 Best Graphic Novels) Weiner takes us on a historical tour of this format with a bit of background on comics as a whole.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 64 pages

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