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[mooncat_chelion]

I just read an interesting graphic novel, Pride of Baghdad, a fictionalized account of what happened to the four lions that escaped from the Baghdad Zoo when it was bombed in 2003. It is violent, potentially triggering (there is a rape scene), and the end is sad. Still, worth the read, I think.

I spotted it on the shelf at Borders, in fact I only really noticed it because of this article on ten popular graphic novels that often come under fire from those who would have them banned. Included in the list are two others I have read and own: The Sandman Series by Neil Gaiman, and Watchmen by Alan Moore. I've heard of several others on the list, but have yet to read them.

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[nekura-ca.livejournal.com]

Maus and Bone are both excellent works as well.

[mooncat.livejournal.com]

*nod* I plan to pick them up at some point.