Nominee2013

Chico and Rita

Name: Chico and Rita
Author: Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
ISBN: 9781906838294

by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal

Nominee2013 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nominee

Nominated. Each year the judges shortlist only a handful of books in each category, so a nomination is a mark of a book the comics world rates among the best of its year.

Good for: Adults
About: History
Edition: SelfMadeHero / 210 pages / ISBN 9781906838294

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