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    Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli

    Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.#

    Awesome. Start to finish.#

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    Conan: The God in the Bowl and Other Stories, by Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Tom Mandrake Dave Stewart is a fabulous graphic novel. Amazing visuals and an interesting story. Janissa is intense.#

    Age of Bronze Volume 1: A Thousand Ships, by Eric Shanower

    Age of Bronze Volume 1: A Thousand Ships, by Eric Shanower, is an incredibly interesting and well-written comic book and a great adaptation of part of the story of Trojan War. Recommended.#

    V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd

    V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.#

    My first experience with this book was as the name of a Providence math-rock band. (Their best songs are: Math Rock is not a four-letter word; It's two four letter words and Providence is a small town (and word gets around).)#

    I had then heard about the comic while the movie was in production and in my various anarchist readings. When the movie came out, I loved it.#

    After reading the book, I love it too. It's amazing comic book, story, and very inspiring. The only real problem is that the final part needlessly has a few scenes in the nightclub.#

    Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jr. Jose Marzan

    Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jr. Jose Marzan, is an amazing comic about the last man on Earth. The opening chapter is great.#

    Conan: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories, by Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Dave Stewart

    Conan: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories, by Kurt Busiek, Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, Dave Stewart is a fabulous graphic novel. Amazing visuals and an interesting story.#