false 1780680 2 Journalist G. Willow Wilson brings an extraordinary fable to Vertigo in October with CAIRO, an original graphic novel illustrated by Turkish artist M.K. Perker, himself a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker. Set in bustling modern-day Cairo, this magical-realism thriller interweaves the lives of a drug runner, a down-on-his-luck journalist, an American expatriate, a young activist, an Israeli soldier, and a genie as they navigate the city's streets and spiritual underworld to find a stolen hooka sought by a wrathful gangster-magician. 1779503 7 11 2007 Cairo total:196|5:42|4:73|3:58|2:21|1:2| 196 720 282 50 3 0 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 12:41:10 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 13:05:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 07:50:45 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:27:13 -0700 2009 Cairo certainly goes a long ways. Though the book is too short to develop these characters fully or delve in depth into these themes (e.g. Egyptian govt. and journalism, Israel, suicide bombings, feelings ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jun 17 05:01:34 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 05:09:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 17:10:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 17:19:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 05:52:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 06:00:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 11:45:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 11:48:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 14 07:45:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 07:55:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Jan 14 21:46:29 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:56:09 -0800 2009
Oops.

Little did I know that this book is about kidnapping, war, Djinns, guns, fistfights, the Devil, Death, the Underworld, prostitution, and hashish dealers.

Um.

Well.
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It needed either to cut out one of the plotlines or lengthen the story. There's nothing more frustrating than getting to the end of a graphic novel and thinking, "Wait.... That's it?"

On the plus side, beautiful art and a nice narrative voi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 10:57:10 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 13:22:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 10:55:13 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 10:57:20 -0700 2009
Bravo to Wilson for creating such a wonderful, original, ethnic story, with a truelly goo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:37:10 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:42:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 13 20:55:58 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 20:57:35 -0800 2009 jinn in a unique adventure. I liked the lore and the characters, the sense of place. Well-written and with lovely art.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 13:50:02 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 12:50:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 08:21:46 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 08:23:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 10:11:22 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 11:50:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 28 05:56:47 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 06:08:20 -0700 2008
The problem is that this book is si...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 16:13:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:48:52 -0700 2009