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December 23, 2014
Go, Look: RC Baker’s Top Graphic Novels List At Village Voice
The
Village Voice
comics list is usually a top three list in terms of idiosyncratic choices, and
this year's group of 13 works selected by RC Baker is no exception
. Baker's choices are:
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75 Years Of Marvel
, Roy Thomas (Taschen)
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A Night Of Gatecrashing Book One
, Zachary Mortensen and Sutu (Ghost Robot)
*
Climate Changed
, Philippe Squarzoni (Abrams)
*
John Carpenter's Asylum
, John Carpenter And Thomas Ian Griffith And Bruce Jones And Sandy King And Leonard Manco (Storm King)
*
Pirates In The Heartland: The Mythology Of S. Clay Wilson
Vol. 1, Patrick Rosenkranz (Fantagraphics)
*
Second Avenue Caper
, Joyce Brabner And Mark Zingarelli (Hill And Wang)
*
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey
, Nick Bertozzi (First Second)
*
Sing No Evil
, JP Ahonen And KP Alare (Abrams)
*
Skies Of Fire
, Vincenzo Ferriero And Ray Chou And Pablo Peppino And Bryan Valenza (Mythopoeia)
*
The Harlem Hellfighters
, Max Brooks And Caanan White (Broadway Books)
*
The Love Bunglers
, Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics)
*
The Man Who Laughs
, David Hine And Mark Stafford (SelfMadeHero)
*
The Motherless Oven
, Rob Davis (SelfMadeHero)
Pictured is the Hine/Stafford. I agree with RC Baker that it'd be nice to see Jaime Hernandez receive some giant grant with a fancy name on it.
posted 3:35 pm PST
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