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Description

It took a few years of false starts but now it’s official: the graphic novel form is the fastest growing new category of publishing, rising like a meteor. Stephen (The 101 Best Graphic Novels) Weiner takes us on a historical tour of this format with a bit of background on comics as a whole.

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Americans had seen comics published before 1895, but Richard F. Outcault's single panel cartoon, The Yellow Kid, was the first to catch widespread public attention.

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  1. Stephen Weiner (Author)
 

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