graphic novel

September 14th, 2008 by alephnaught

American Born Chinese

Title: American Born Chinese Author: Gene Luen Yang Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: First Second (September 5, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1596431520 ISBN-13: 978-1596431522 This is a graphic novel whose apparent plot is the story of three Chinese: a monkey king, a young boy, and a stereotypical “chinaman” from the turn of the century.  These three […]

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July 8th, 2008 by alephnaught

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores

Title: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores Author: Brian Vaughan Paperback: 168 pages Publisher: Vertigo (July 1, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 140121813X ISBN-13: 978-1401218133 Well, its finally over. After 10 collected issues, “Y: The Last Man” is done. I got my copy shipped from Amazon yesterday and could hardly put it down, […]

January 29th, 2008 by alephnaught

Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea

Title: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly (May 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1897299214 ISBN-13: 978-1897299210 This is a graphic novel that describes the author’s stay in North Korea, working on animation for European television. Its odd and depressing. There’s more that’s gray than just the black and […]