Alternative Comics, Graphic Novels and Picture Books

The list author says:
	"This introduced me to alternative comics, and still remains my favourite comic book. See: www.lowbright.com"

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	"A definitive anthology of contemporary comics culture. Do yourself a favour - buy it!"

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	"Officially named greatest comic strip of the twentieth century. Need I say more?"

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	"Giant tabloid pages, tiny pictures, one great book."

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	"Detailing the nostalgic minutiae of a surreal NY-esque city. Dream-like and addictive."

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	"A collection of picture books: haunting, lyrical, humorous, surreal, macabre and, overall, entertaining."

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	"Possibly the best and most popular syndicated daily strip of the late 20th century. Sadly missed."

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	"The second of Brown's 'girlfriend' trilogy. Spontaneously drawn and achingly honest."

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	"A majestic book for a fantastic comic - mostly wordless, classically cartoony yet visionary."

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	"I bought this, and then bought the next six. Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening's weekly comic masterpiece."

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	"One of my personal faves. An unsentimental account of a childhood weekend."

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	"How could I not include this? It has recieved widespread recognition from the alternative and mainstream press, and deservingly."

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	"Probably the most original British newspaper comic strip ever."

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	"Brilliantly drawn, and pulls off urban social commentary and vulgar, bawdy hilarity simultaneously."

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	"A little-known work by two British cartoonists that defies explanation. Truly original."

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	"The defining graphic novel work of our time. Actually justifies the words "epic" and "masterpiece"."

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	"An account of the Holocaust like no other. Simply drawn, harrowing, and intensely personal."

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	"Apparently the "first literary comic book". The first time pure autobiography was translated to comic form, and thus highly influential."

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	"Bound to become a future classic - cute and exciting in a Disney-esque fashion, and at 1300 pages, a real cartoon epic."

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	"A compilation of Sacco's earlier pieces before his seminal journalistic works, Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde."

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	"Possibly the most idiosyncratic drawing style ever, loaded with urban despair and lonely existentialism."

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	"The formative self-published works of one of our generation's most venerated cartoonists."