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• Monstress. Volume One, Awakening

  Liu, Marjorie M.,

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  Intricate and detailed, with a definite manga influence, Takeda's artwork creates a lush and dangerous world for Liu's equally dangerous characters. The work is infused with feminist themes; almost all of the characters are strong--and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blame This on the Boogie

  Ayuyang, Rina,

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  Ayuyang graduates from the micro-press comics scene with this delightfully quirky, cheekily funny memoir built around her love of musicals, rendered in wonderfully kinetic, colored-pencil drawings, perfectly expressing her sentiment that, when she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Was Their American Dream

  a Graphic Memoir

  Gharib, Malaka,

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  A graphic memoir about being half Filipino, half Egyptian—and 100% American. [...] A heartwarming tribute to immigrant families and their descendants trying to live the American dream. -- Kirkus Reviews

• American Born Chinese

  Yang, Gene Luen

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  True to its origin as a Web comic, this story's clear, concise lines and expert coloring are deceptively simple yet expressive. [...] Yang accomplishes the remarkable feat of practicing what he preaches with this book: accept who you are and you'll…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Best We Could Do

  An Illustrated Memoir

  Bui, Thi,

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  Artist and public-school teacher Bui's memoir and graphic-novel debut is a stunning work of reconstructed family and world history. [...] In creatively telling a complicated story with the kind of feeling words alone rarely relay, "The Best We Could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cook Korean!

  a Comic Book With Recipes

  Ha, Robin,

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  For illustrator Robin Ha, cooking is a creative outlet that serves as a natural extension of art. [...] "Cook Korean!" is fun, accessible and a pleasure to read. Ha proves that one doesn't need to be a pro or born Korean in order to enjoy the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Snotgirl. Vol. 1, Green Hair Don't Care

  O'Malley, Bryan Lee,

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  Created in collaboration with artist Leslie Hung, "Snotgirl" follows fashion blogger Lottie Person, who is polished in public but a mess behind the scenes. [...] Hung's simultaneously sexy, sweet, slimy, and occasionally sinister illustrations,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Paper Girls. 1

  Vaughan, Brian K.,

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  Like some great 1980s teen sci-fi/horror cult classic, this aggressively awesome new series from Vaughan and Chiang throws alien invasion and time travel plots together and steeps the whole thing in suburban angst and attitude. [...] Vaughan's spiky…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• They Called Us Enemy

  Takei, George, 1937-

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  A beautifully heart-wrenching graphic-novel adaptation of actor and activist Takei's childhood experience of incarceration in a World War II camp for Japanese Americans. [...] Delicate grayscale illustrations effectively convey the intense emotions…Read moreRead more of this annotation