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Cover of Making ComicsNominee2020

Making Comics

by Lynda Barry

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
Teens, Adults
About
Memoir and real lives, Funny
Edition
Drawn and Quarterly / ISBN 9781770463691
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