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Agony

by Mark Beyer · 1987

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ENJOY THE ECSTASY OFAGONY. Amy and Jordan are just like us: hoping for the best, even when things go from bad to worse. They are menaced by bears, beheaded by ghosts, and hunted by the cops, but still they struggle on, bickering and reconciling, scraping together the rent and trying to find a decent movie. It's the perfect solace for anxious modern minds, courtesy of one of the great innovators of American comics. Now if only Amy's skin would grow back ...

Genre
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Audience
adult
Length
short · 173 pages
Form
graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of this

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