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Trotsky

a graphic biography
2009
A graphic novel that depicts the controversial life of Leon Trotsky, a Bolshevik and Marxist theorist, describing his involvement in the Russian Revolution, his multiple imprisonments and exiles, and related topics.

Safe area Gora?de

the war in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95
2001
A graphic novel based on the author's 1995-96 visits to Gora?de, one of the U.N.-created "safe areas" in Eastern Bosnia, showing the brutality and humanity that coexisted there during the Bosnian War of 1992-95.

Reunion

2011
An invitation to his ten-year high school reunion from the girl on whom he once had a crush, along with the suggestion that they attend together, sends Pascal into a newfound routine of manic exercise and Facebook stalking, which could potentially destroy his current relationship.

Gentleman Jim

2008
Jim Bloggs ponders changing his job while taking a break from cleaning the toilets in a corporate bathroom, and after a lot of thought, decides to pursue life as a highway man.

Health care reform

what it is, why it's necessary, how it works
2011
A nonfiction graphic novel that argues that health care reform needs to be a top concern for the American people, explaining what is wrong with the current health care system, what will happen if it is not adjusted, and what the government should be doing to improve it.

Fun home

a family tragicomic
2007
A graphic memoir about growing up with a remote dad who managed a funeral home while hiding his homosexuality. Includes adult content.

Introducing logic

[a graphic guide]
2008
Text and cartoon illustrations follow the historical development of logic, explaining the symbols and methods involved and the philosophical issues surrounding it.

Philosophy

a discovery in comics
2012
The author features herself and her husband Yiri as guides in this graphic novel introduction to deep thinking and philsophy, which includes a brief history of philosophy and a survey of well-known philosophers.

Are you my mother?

a comic drama
2012
Writer and cartoonist Alison Bechdel writes about her relationship with her mother.

Dark graphic tales by Edgar Allan Poe

2013
A graphic novel adaptation of three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe.

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