false 4 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Oct 17 16:17:43 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 16:43:51 -0700 2007 Doing Time was one of most overlooked graphic novels of 2006. Hanawa, a collector of antique guns, is arrested, prosecuted, and convicted of owning firearms that in America would be the equivalent of a collection of Revolutionary War muskets.

What follows is a day-by-day account of his time in prison including page after page of detailed diagrams of each fascinating prison meal served in his ward. It's strangely interesting stuff. The tedium of his daily life is reflected in his documentation of the most tedious physical details of his surroundings. Add to that a smattering of prison anecdotes that range from comical to poignant and you have a one of a kind comic book memoir.
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