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    <body><![CDATA[I think it's interesting, and perhaps telling, that the UK and US editions of this book are exactly the same except for one detail: the UK edition is subtitled &quot;Stories to Change Your Life&quot; and the US edition is subtitled &quot;Everything You Need to Know.&quot; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.paulgravett.com/books/graphicnovels/graphicnovels.htm">(see here)</a><br/>To me, the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27766481">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't say I've actually read this, because it's more of a reference than something I'd sit down and read.  For the beginner and the amateur (but not the connoisseur), Graphic Novels is a valuable resource and a handy guide.  It's basically an annotated, illustrated list of the graphic novels that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5117394">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<p> Graphic novels, long stories told in comics format, have enjoyed the fastest-growing sales of any category of book in the U.S. over the last four years. This modern renaissance of comics has produced a library of substantial works, whose subjects are not confined to superheroes or fantasy but are as varied and sophisticated as the best films and literature. </p> <p> Graphic Novels presents an accessible, entertaining, and highly illustrated guide to the diversity of contemporary comics in book form. Featuring striking graphics and explanatory extracts from a wide range of graphic novels, the book examines the specific language of the comics medium; the history and pioneers of the form; recent masterpieces from Art Spiegelman's Maus to Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan; the impact of Japanese manga and European albums translated into English; how artists have overcome prejudices towards the genre; and the ambitious range of themes and issues artists are addressing, including childhood, war and survival, politics, the future, sexuality, and the supernatural. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gravett starts with 30 of his favorite classic graphic novels such as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's Watchmen, Art Spiegelman's Maus, and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series. The rest of the book examines those titles and others like them, showing sample pages with directions on how to read them and poi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73813274">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Picked this up at powell's in seattle, (the bookstore that goes on for DAYS...)<br/><br/>It's not a graphic novel per se, but a collection of tidbits of a selection of graphic novels that the editor think you should read, of which many are LAME. It's big and oversized and maybe suits the need for ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14737405">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A smart and much needed guide to comics. Done in a recommended if you like style it presents many comics I'd not heard of but look really exciting.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A good reference book. ]]></body>
    
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