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War on Gaza | Joe Sacco

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So quick to read and so difficult to stomach. Another timely look at war on Gaza, this time a graphic novel.

vivastory I almost picked up Palestine by the same author the other day when I was at the library 7d

JuniperWilde Have you read Minor Detail. It is brilliant. 7d

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Underwire | Jennifer Hayden

we tire, have no
desire for underwire —
curse this booby trap.

big ones, small ones, some
as big as your head —be free,
let them puppies breathe. 😉

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

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lil1inblue 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #freetheboobies 😅🥰😍 3mo

AmyG Yep. My husband thinks I am Houdini…the way I can take off my bra without removing my shirt. 🪄 (edited) 3mo

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dabbe YES! We need an emoji for boobs! 💜🩶🧡 3mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼👏🏼🐝👍🏼😉🐝💝. 3mo

CBee Can‘t STAND underwire!! Never again! 3mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Tokyo These Days, Vol. 1 | Taiyo Matsumoto

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I liked it. I feel like it's hard to say more because it's a linear narrative spread across three volumes, but I'm glad I have the next out from the library already.
The idea of addressing the difficulty of being an artist or editor of a manga in the medium of manga manages to be fresh, even though examples of the parallel idea of novels about people in the literary/publishing world are certainly plentiful.
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Robotswithpersonality 2/? Similar to Cats of the Louvre, the art feels more thoughtful, more care obviously put into each panel than other manga I've picked up (though I acknowledge that's a limited sample size).
The reality that a profession could either feed an uneven temperament, inflate an ego, and/or exhaust you, burn you out enough that you don't feel you have anything left to contribute to the art form, that there are those this recently-quit editor Shiozawa 4mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? knows from the industry who do not want to be associated with it anymore, it may even harm their mental health to engage, to the extent that they are happy to take menial(?) jobs that appear to be less fulfilling, and yet the protagonist wants to put together one more manga, won't let go of his manga collection. Again, being haunted or obsessed by a chosen career is fairly well-traveled ground, but somehow Matsumoto makes it work. 4mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? I love that Shiozawa has discussions with his bird; that the tone seems to shift from ominous to mournful to hopeful.
Glad to see that of all the artist prospects, formerly or currently working in manga, the one to take Shiozawa up on his invitation for collaboration is the cashier, mother and wife who seems to be reclaiming something by taking on this last project, reawakening the creative impulse, rather than those who have made the choice (edited) 4mo

Robotswithpersonality 5/5 to step away for their health.
On a separate note:
There are a few coloured pages but they're muted in tone, and they have less detail that the work in black/white/gray-scale. Got to be the first time I didn't wish there was more colour in a story told with images.
On to the next!
⚠️Animal death 4mo

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Lindy

War on Gaza | Joe Sacco

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Comics journalist Joe Sacco criticizes American complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza powerfully and without compromise. The images are so distressing that I won‘t show examples here on Litsy. The instalments collected in this volume are available on The Comics Journal website, to see for yourself.

https://www.tcj.com/the-war-on-gaza-1-26-24/

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Lindy @Cathythoughts Recently, I was comparing which books that I had rated 5 stars had the highest ratings on Goodreads. The top book has a 4.66 rating, with 10,759 readers responding. It is

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

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Cathythoughts Yes and the title says it all. But it will be too late for so many. 💔 Still, raising awareness 👏🏻❤️❤️ (edited) 4mo

Lindy @Cathythoughts 💔💔💔 4mo

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Lindy

Return to Eden | Paco Roca

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Why was Paco Roca‘s mother so deeply attached to a family photo from the 1940s? In this immersive work of personal history, the cartoonist uncovers the explanation. The deprivations of Franco-era Spain are brought to life in this moving graphic novel. Translation by Andrea Rosenberg.

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Lindy

Return to Eden | Paco Roca

Without a past, we are nothing. We need a past in order to feel like we are part of something larger and more ancient, which we call ancestors, humanity.

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Lindy

Return to Eden | Paco Roca

My latest Friday Reads video features all comics format, plus my 65th birthday & berry enthusiasm #LGBTQ #GraphicNovels #CanLit #EisnerAwards #booktube

https://youtu.be/YF3MIL3drxg

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Lindy @Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella @sarahbarnes Thank you ☺️ 4mo

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Friday Book Three: Christmas Time is Here Again | Ed Brubaker

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An excellent, effective conclusion to a great series. Brubaker never ceases to amaze me. This story was good, but nothing too special until this volume. It gets absolutely bonkers, but still feels like it is exactly the way the story was meant to unfold, if that makes sense. The artists really get a chance to flex as well.
Available digitally, name your price at http://panelsyndicate.com/comics/friday

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