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Tom Gauld

Scottish cartoonist and illustrator; won the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication for Baking with Kafka (2018), Revenge of the Librarians (2023) and Physics for Cats (2026).

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The West WingBook Edward Gorey

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The book by Gorey I’ve chosen is The West Wing, which I first saw when I was at college in Edinburgh.

Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Comic Books

2010-01-23·fivebooks.com ↗

Contre La Bande DessinéeBook Jochen Gerner

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Jochen Gerner: Contre La Bande Dessinée is not so much a comic as a collection of words and images.

Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Comic Books

2010-01-23·fivebooks.com ↗

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