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People of the Graphic Novel

Jul 31, 2012 | IMDB 0

10 min Watch Now

Documentary

"People of the Graphic Novel" is a playful introduction to the history of an art form: from the first "funny pages" to seminal artists including Will Eisner and Art Spiegelman.

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Josh Kornbluth, Joann Sfar

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