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Wednesday Runaround – Ornamental Powers

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Rich Johnston

DC WOMEN CHRISTMASSING TREES I’m dreaming of a Brown Christmas… THE DISCERNING PIRATE Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 have both been torrented. Justice League #15 and Aquaman #15, not so much. GOLDEN AGED Dan DiDio has Facebooked that …

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Building Stories All Sold Out From Amazon And Barnes And Noble Before Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Building Stories by Chris Ware is one of those perfect Christmas gifts for comic book readers. A collection of a variety of comics, newspapers, pamphlets that tell one story in many different ways, it is bound to top a number …

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Amazon’s Top Ten Graphic Novels Of 2012

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Amazon.com has run its list of the best graphic novels of 2012. Come on guys, there’s still a month and a half to go! Have you even read the new Grandville yet? The No 1 book, Building Stories by Chris …

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Nail Polish on a Prosthetic Leg: Searching for Hope and Understanding in Chris Ware’s Building Stories

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Matt Streets writes for Bleeding Cool; Editor’s Note: We asked Chicago based Matt Streets to give Bleeding Cool a first look at fellow Chicagoan Chris Ware’s Building Stories – due to hit retailers on October 2nd. After conveying to us …

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Why You Must Destroy Chris Ware’s Latest Print For November

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Chris Ware’s Building Stories from Pantheon is a much anticipated, massive comic dedicated to our city dwelling follies. Which is why I now have to also buy the cut-out-and-assemble version. And then do as it instructs. The Multi-Story Buliding Model – …

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