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PW's
Best Books 2014: Graphic Novels In addition to five graphic titles chosen by our comics editors, PW's list of best graphic novels of 2014 also includes works picked by our kids' books editors. In the young adult category: 'Through the Woods' by Emily Carroll and 'This One Summer' by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, and in the middle grade category: 'El Deafo' by Cece Bell. more
Vado
Reveals Plans for APE in San Jose Dan Vado, founder of the Alternative Press Expo, is running the show again after 19 years. He talks about his plans for the pioneering West Coast indie comics festival after it relocates to San Jose. more
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Robert Moses: The Master Builder of New York City
Pierre Christin and Olivier Balez. Nobrow (Consortium, dist.), $24.95 ISBN 978-1-90770-496-3
It's always impressive when a graphic biography can engage readers
with a figure whose importance is undeniable but fame is limited. Enter Robert
Moses, a man whose sometimes profound, sometimes controversial vision for New
York City shaped it over the course of four decades, with a plan for highways,
playgrounds, and skyscrapers that changed the world. more 
Ronin:
The Deluxe Edition Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. DC, $29.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-4012-4895-6
Before Miller redefined Batman with a dark, noir look and feel
that influenced comics of the 1980s and beyond, his first series followed the
adventures of a samurai warrior in a future dystopia. Miller virtually
single-handedly popularized ninjas in American comic books, and here he builds
on the tropes of Japanese sword-fighting action against a background of
fine-lined European design. more
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