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Sisyphean Lit: Duncan the Wonder Dog, by Adam Hines
by Kailyn Kent
Duncan the Wonder Dog is a fantasy about connection with non-humans and its accompanying moral clarity.
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by Sean Michael Robinson
A lengthy interview with the background artist of Cerebus.
Probably the most fatuous thing you will read about Before Watchmen, at least for today
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