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Best Graphic Novels of 2015: An International Perspective

Posted: February 9, 2016

Once a year, I get the privilege and pleasure of asking my international correspondents to review their pick of the best graphic novels and comics from their respective countries over the past year. I am always so grateful to them for sending me their considered choices and their commentaries about them. They never fail to surprise me with the sheer variety and quality of what is being created around the globe. A good many of these works will get little if any coverage in the English language, which makes this annual round-up all the more valuable and revelatory. To me, it’s a handy reminder not to simply sit back and soak up the loud hype and hyperbole about the so-called ‘hot’ creators and ‘cool’ books which we hear too much about, but to stay curious and open-minded and never stop exploring this truly international, transnational medium we love… Read these reviews here…

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