It's been a while since I picked one of these up. Mizuki's blend of realistic backgrounds and cartoon figures is awesome.
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My favourite part of every book is the front matter. The forewords, the introductions, everything but the book. I like how books relate to other books, and how they form a personal constellation.
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51% complete! dvo has read 34 of 66 books.
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dvo finished reading Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary by Justin Green

Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary by Justin Green
Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary is an autobiographical comic by American cartoonist Justin Green, published in 1972. Green …
dvo finished reading New Dark Age by James Bridle

New Dark Age by James Bridle
As the world around us increases in technological complexity, our understanding of it diminishes. Underlying this trend is a single …
dvo finished reading Hikaru no Go, Vol. 2 by Takeshi Obata (Hikaru no Go, #2)

Hikaru no Go, Vol. 2 by Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (Hikaru no Go, #2)
With sure and steady moves, Sai and Hikaru are making a name Hikaru Shindo as the one who might possibly …
dvo finished reading Kitaro the Vampire Slayer by Shigeru Mizuki (Kitaro, #5)
dvo started reading Invisibles Book One by Grant Morrison
Invisibles Book One by Grant Morrison, Jimmy Palmiotti
These stories from THE INVISIBLES #1-12 and ABSOLUTE VERTIGO #1 introduce the latest recruit into the covert action team known …
dvo finished reading Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas by Jules Verne
dvo finished reading Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki

Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Dudok de Wit (translator)
From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a …
dvo finished reading The Greatest Comic Book of All Time by Bart Beaty

The Greatest Comic Book of All Time by Bart Beaty, Benjamin Woo
Bart Beaty and Benjamin Woo work to historicize why it is that certain works or creators have come to define …
dvo finished reading When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs
dvo wants to read Hicksville by Dylan Horrocks
dvo started reading Secret Agent X-9: The detective classic from the 1930s by Dashiell Hammett

Secret Agent X-9: The detective classic from the 1930s by Dashiell Hammett, Alex Raymond
Only Dashiell Hammet could have created the swift, breathless suspense and excitement of this great new daily strip. Here is …
dvo finished reading Women of the Weird by Seon Manley

Women of the Weird by Seon Manley, Gogo Lewis
Eleven "eerie" stories by women writers from the seventeenth century to the present, including Madame d'Aulnoy, Edith Nesbit, and Shirley …
dvo finished reading Hikaru No Go, Vol. 1 by Takeshi Obata (Hikaru no Go, #1)

Hikaru No Go, Vol. 1 by Takeshi Obata, Yumi Hotta (Hikaru no Go, #1)
Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal school boy with a two-tone head of hair and …
dvo finished reading The Ice Wanderer by Jiro Taniguchi

The Ice Wanderer by Jiro Taniguchi
Lost in the Great North, two men are saved by the appearance of an old hunter who divulges a strange …