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Nancy Pearl Finds Us Some Good Comics At Fantagraphics In Georgetown

caption: Fantagraphics Books in Georgetown, Seattle.
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Fantagraphics Books in Georgetown, Seattle.
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Steve Scher talks with Fantagraphics store curator Larry Reid about the language of comics and with Nancy Pearl about her picks for great graphic novels.

The books mentioned during our Georgetown segment with Nancy Pearl at Fantagraphics:

  • Winsor McCay, "Little Nemo In Slumberland"
  • Peter Bagge, "Hate Comics"
  • Scott McCloud, "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art"
  • Milton Caniff, "Terry and the Pirates"
  • George Herriman, "Krazy Kat"
  • Walt Kelly, "Pogo"
  • Frank King, "Gasoline Alley"
  • Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes" series
  • Ellen Forney, "Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir"
  • Alison Bechdel, "Fun Home"
  • Craig Thompson Blankets, "Habibi"
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