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  <title><![CDATA[Demo: The Collected Edition]]></title>
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  <default_description>Twelve stories of conflicted teens grappling with love, loss, and the joy of finding your own way in life. The Eisner-nominated and critically-acclaimed series of self-contained short stories by writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan is finally collected together into this complete, bookshelf format volume.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">12</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Brian Wood]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 19 09:38:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This stark, black and white collection of graphic vignettes, illustrates young people making hard decisions. Some have extraordinary powers, and some are just facing extraordinary challenges. In one, a young girl is working at a gas station. She doesn't speak by choice. She doesn't speak because she...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24899168">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16239006">
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    <name><![CDATA[elissa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 24 08:37:05 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 29 06:07:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I'm slightly picky lately, for some reason, but this is only 3 1/2 stars for me.  There were a few of the vignettes that I really loved, and the rest were good, but it was slightly uneven to me.  I laughed out loud, not in a bad way, but in an unexpected way, at the story where the girl ends...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16239006">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48902053">
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  <date_added>Wed Mar 11 06:15:02 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 11 06:15:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fresh of my groove with the hardbound collection of his series Local, I’m now working my way through all of Brian Wood’s published work. Demo collects his twelve-issue series published earlier this decade by AiT/Planet Lar – whom I have never heard of – and which comprised twelve separate st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48902053">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62589670">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 08 00:11:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 08 18:02:07 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For a while, I was not sure about this book. The stories, while interesting, seemed to vanish without figuring out how to be awesome. Young people faced decisions, yes, and sometimes they had powers of some kind. Generally very large powers--one girl could make people do what she said, another could...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62589670">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50738524">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 28 14:29:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 29 16:23:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't say enough about this incredible series and book.  I don't know what to like better, Brian Wood's incredible stories or Becky Cloonan's superlative artwork.  Wood's stories are supposedly about people with super powers, but that is just a metaphor for people on the fringe, abandoned and alie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50738524">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66506730">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 06 22:08:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 09 16:15:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stories about teenagers and young adults that were a lot like hanging out with adolescents: equally rejuvenating and irritating.  I'd say about half of the stories were creative and interesting and compelling, while the other half were trivial and obnoxious.  Which is a pretty good average when you ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66506730">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18572844">
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    <location><![CDATA[Guilderland, NY]]></location>        
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[I read it for a graphic novel workkshop.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 25 04:05:55 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 25 04:11:44 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series of 12 stories of young people who are standing at the crossroads of some life-altering decision they have to make is somewhat uneven, but the stories I liked were really good. They leave the reader with a sense of shock. Some of the stories are fantastical and some real. ]]></body>
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    <review id="62658411">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Parlin, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 08 13:03:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 08 13:05:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved this.  Everything I've read of Brian Wood's work has been brilliant so far, and this was no exception.  Each short story contains a terrific concept (usually, but not always, about a teen or twenty-something and some sort of supernatural power), and it's amazing how well readers are able to ge...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62658411">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63674793">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mississauga, Ontario, Canada]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 20:55:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 15 20:59:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing.  12 short stories, none of them connected but all spun off of the central idea of teenagers having superpowers.  The end result is like if they let Irvine Welsh or Chuck Palahniuk write the X-Men.<br/><br/>The idea of superpowers as a metaphor isn't a new one, but this is a really good ap...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63674793">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16166363">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Feb 23 08:30:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[best graphic novel of the year.  i love this.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="55672765">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kylos]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[brian wood is a little hit or miss with me. but here's where he shines, putting a melancholic air to young angst, wrapped up in strong pop cultural influences and a tad of nostalgia for an age when you hated everything even though everything was possible. it's a realistic take on mutant teens. sort ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55672765">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47740551">
    <user id="287765">
    <name><![CDATA[Dave]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[East Lansing, MI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a pretty decent collection. Some of it's far better than others, and all are interesting takes on the idea of superpowers. Overall a very non-traditional look at the superhero genre, though I wish they had expanded on some of the more interesting stories a bit more. But then again, I suppose...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47740551">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45303744">
    <user id="27804">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 03 16:56:49 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em> Demo </em> is a an utterly unique graphic novel that explores the idea of super powers through eerie, occasionally unnerving graphic short stories.  I have to admit I often found the stories confusing and overly amiguous, but there's no denying the originality of Wood's voice.  Becky Cloonan's rough-hew...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45303744">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44842353">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[East Lansing, MI]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 30 06:56:32 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 10 18:30:24 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of 12 short stories in graphic format, Demo is quite intriguing. The overall pace is a bit uneven - some of the stories are so poignant that the lesser ones stand out in a less than good light. As far as a format, artist Becky Cloonan uses varying styles for each tale, which seems well ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44842353">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55860131">
    <user id="601119">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Kew Gardens, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue May 12 17:08:55 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 12 17:13:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm pretty sure that if this series had come out back when i was a hardcore indie comic book geek and i read it as individual issues, it would've been my favorite thing ever. but it didn't, and i'm not that girl anymore, so the after-the-fact collection left me a wee bit underwhelmed and i wanted to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55860131">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43243710">
    <user id="1919100">
    <name><![CDATA[Dave]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Somerville, MA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 09:39:46 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this.  It started out in a more supernatural/&quot;comic book hero-y&quot; sort of vein, then transitioned into something more general, focusing on transitional moments in people's lives.  A bit over-the-top at times (like most of Brian Wood's stuff, in my opinion), but fun (like most of B...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43243710">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59801142">
    <user id="874575">
    <name><![CDATA[sweet pea]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tacoma, WA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 15 16:40:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 15 16:50:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[interesting concept.  interesting execution. interesting art.  i liked that most of the stories were left unresolved.  we're allowed to complete the stories and figure out the details beyond.  i liked that the art changed styles each story, while still keeping a cohesive feel.  interesting project. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59801142">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[so i picked this up on a whim, and boy am i glad i did. if the idea of teens/twentysomethings in a &quot;twilight zone&quot; kinda setup appeals to you, this collection would be perfect for you.....<br/><br/>the last couple selections are missing the otherworldly kinda feel, but are still worth th...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great coming-of-age vignettes.  Not really my favorite style of animation, but the writing is accurate and sometimes insightful.<br/>I especially identified with the &quot;Slacker's Pledge&quot; and there are several stories that treat death with a lovely starkness.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't intend to stay up late into the night reading this, but the stories, for the most part, enthralled me. I've read Wood's Local, and his spell-binding writing had the same effect last time as it did with this one. Highly recommended.]]></body>
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