Independents and underground classics
by Beaty, Bart, Weiner, Stephen
fromCritical survey of graphic novels
This three volume set covers over 215 well-regarded works of the independent and underground genre of graphic novels, summarizing plots and analyzing the works in terms of their literary integrity and overall contribution to the graphic novel landscape.
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