Graphic Novel Friday: Com.x’s "45"

April 9th, 2010 admin

Last week , Jeff posted about a few of the oddest graphic novels he recently read, and it inspired me to highlight one pleasantly off-beat book that came my way. Independent UK publisher Com.x recently brought their strange, atypical collection, 45 , to the States. It has to be the least “comics” graphic novel I have ever read–there aren't dialogue balloons, caption boxes, or many panel sequences. Instead, it's a series of interviews with super-powered heroes, misfits, and parents of super-powered children. Each piece is formatted as a traditional Q & A and paired with a single…

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