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    <body><![CDATA[Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson is probably the most complex graphic novel I have ever read. It reads like a true novel with several different story lines going at once. The novel tells the story of a handful of twenty-somethings living in New York City in the 1990s.<br/><br/>The characters are...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73792885">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Box Office Poison is a monster, and even though it’s a graphic novel, 600 pages is still an enormous story. Alex Robinson’s story is about a group of twenty-something friends and how their lives intersect with each other. Sherman drams of being a writer but works in a local bookstore. His best f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29427797">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This long (almost 600 page) graphic novel features an ensemble cast of characters living in NYC. The art reminds me of Dave Sims, minus the talking aardvark. Box Office Poison is a page turner, with great dialogue and tons of jokes, but the best part of this graphic novel is the characters. We have ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21567553">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the things I really love about Box Office Poison is that when you're reading the book, you get a clear picture of a cartoonist coming into his own. I don't know if Alex Robinson ever intented on completely flip-flopping his POV characters halfway through the story, but the bold move pays off,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15261863">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I wasn't really feeling it, felt too much like prototypical sophmore at college stereotype re-hash; tom robbins, vennegut, etc but with a comic nerd sensibility. Some of the writing ironically becomes self referential in it's complaining about writing that's too 'insider'. But, alas it come...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39717707">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fans of Allison Bechdel's <em>The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For</em> might appreciate Robinson's anecdotal slice-of-life vignettes about Sherman, Ed, Beatrice, Dorothy, Stephen and Jane. Kevin Smith fans could also be a potential target audience for these stories of snarky pseudo-adults perpetually stuck ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47479910">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Angst everywhere once again. I found myself feeling less &quot;special&quot; after reading this, because when you look at the sort of drama that these characters go through from the outside, you realize that most of the drama in your own life is really just stupid. And at least these characters try ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49119796">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finally finished this beast! and it's official.. I am now a huge Alex Robinson fan. I loved this comic!<br/><br/>I'm such a sucker for drama, and this comic is oozing with it! It's hard to pick a favorite character, but I loved Sherman's bookstore rants. I also really enjoyed Ed and Mr. Flavor, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66981102">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fantastic slice-of-life comic that ties in to a major issue in publishing in such a touching and lovely way that this is a singular must-read. I loved watching Robinson's artwork evolve over the time of the novel, as well (you can tell it took long enough to create that he went from a passable alt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61312053">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book which orignally came out as series is a must read for any fans of comic books.  Despite how  thick it was, I couldn't put it down.  Robinson isn't just a gifted author, but artist as well.  This is a must for any fan of comic book art.]]></body>
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