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Cover of Rusty BrownNominee2020

Rusty Brown

by Chris Ware

Nominated 2 times. Each year the judges shortlist only a handful of books in each category, so a nomination is a mark of a book the comics world rates among the best of its year.

Good for
Adults
About
Superheroes, Manga, Family
Edition
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group / 356 pages / ISBN 9780375424328
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