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11 ratings, 4.00 average rating, 1 review
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published
2002
by Vertigo
binding
Paperback, 176 pages
isbn
1563899256
(isbn13: 9781563899256)
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I admit- this book holds a soft spot in my heart because in its time it pushed the medium in fascinating ways I've not seen since-
Who else would dare to tell a retro-future, post-apocalypse gangster story incorporating James Joyce and the classic ballad of Finnegan's Wake and the novel of the same name, as well as Giambattista Vico's Scienza Nuova and divination? It's overlooked in favor of books like The Watchmen, but in my opinion, it should be one of the greats alongside The Dark Knight R...more
Who else would dare to tell a retro-future, post-apocalypse gangster story incorporating James Joyce and the classic ballad of Finnegan's Wake and the novel of the same name, as well as Giambattista Vico's Scienza Nuova and divination? It's overlooked in favor of books like The Watchmen, but in my opinion, it should be one of the greats alongside The Dark Knight R...more
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