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One Family’s Story is Every Family’s Story: GB Tran’s “Vietnamerica”


One Family’s Story is Every Family’s Story: GB Tran’s “Vietnamerica”

The graphic novel Vietnamerica is a biographical tale that follows the author’s family through three generations struggling to survive in a land ravaged by war, and their eventual relocation to the United States.
As a young man born and raised in America, GB Tran had little interest in his heritage, a consequence of both his [...]

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Suvudu On Air: The Whatcha Readin’ Edition


Suvudu On Air: The Whatcha Readin’ Edition

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Matt and Kyle talk about what they’ve been reading. Is it really that simple? Yup, turns out it is.

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NYCC 2010: When Living Legends Meet!


As wonderful as any comics convention can be–and, certainly, they are fantastic, awesome things–every now and then they go above and beyond to capture a moment that is nothing less than pure magic. Click through here to share a certain magic moment from the recent New York Comic Convention.

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Banned Books Week – Alison Bechdel’s”Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic”


Alison Bechdels autobiographic graphic novel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic was released in 2006 to great applaud, singled out for praise by the the New York Times, National Book Critics Circle and others for its unflinching portrayal of the author’s difficult adolescence, marked by a troubled relationship with her own closeted father and coming to [...]

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Banned Books Week [Graphic Novel Edition]: Fun Home


Fun-Home-coverIt’s Friday and we thought we’d take a look at a few of the graphic novels that have been challenged and removed from public libraries (even if only briefly) over the past couple of years.

This time, we’re looking at Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel.

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Banned Books Week [Graphic Novel Edition]: Blankets


Blankets_coverIt’s Friday and we thought we’d take a look at a few of the graphic novels that have been challenged and removed from public libraries (even if only briefly) over the past couple of years.

Leading off is Craig Thompson’s Blankets, a poignant coming-of-age autobiography.

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Diana Gabaldon discusses her new graphic novel: The Exile


The Exile, an original graphic novel set in the New York Times bestselling Outlander universe, is the stunning result of a collaboration between bestselling author Diana Gabaldon.

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Radical Premier: Mata Hari


Radical Premier: Mata Hari

We’ve talked about Radical before (here, here, and here) and we’re quickly growing into fans. To this point, we’ve seen a lot of interesting and dark science fiction and fantasy comics come out of Radical, so I wasn’t entirely surprised when I read an early copy of one of their latest efforts, Mata Hari, and came away ready for more.

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Lunch Lady Blog Tour | An Interview with the Lunch Lady


Welcome to Suvudu, Lunch Lady. It’s a pleasure to have you here with us. We know you’re, uh, a very “busy” woman, so we’ll try to keep these questions to the point.
Suvudu: How did you get started in the Lunch business? Was it a calling? A second career? A way to mask a secret identity?
Lunch [...]

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Eisner Award Shakedown 2010: Best Graphic Album (New)


In advance of the 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, we here on Suvudu will be running down all the nominees in all the categories. Except this year, we’re going to let you tell us who you think will win. So check out a few synopsis, some artwork, and debate the merits of each if [...]

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