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Presents the award-winning trilogy of graphic novels set in an imaginary version of the author's hometown, and reveals the problems and issues the families within the community face.
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Earnest, grave, contemplative and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Jeff Lemire
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 517
- Publisher
- Panini Comics, Top Shelf Productions
- Editions
- 2
- ISBN
- 9788828747741
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**Jeff Lemire** is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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