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Are you my mother?

a comic drama
2012
Writer and cartoonist Alison Bechdel writes about her relationship with her mother.

Dark graphic tales by Edgar Allan Poe

2013
A graphic novel adaptation of three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe.

Persepolis 2

2004
Contains black-and-white comic strip images in which the author continues the story of her life, discussing her move from Iran to Vienna in 1984, her feelings of alienation in the foreign country, and her return home where she starts college, falls in love, and questions whether she can continue to live in the repressive society.

Charles Darwin's On the origin of species

a graphic adaptation
2009
Presents an adaptation, in graphic novel form, of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection that also covers his early research, the public's intial reception of the book, his correspondence with other scientists of his time, and more.

Oil & Water

2011
A graphic novel account of the travels of journalist Steve Duin and cartoonist Shannon Wheeler to the Gulf Coast in 2010 after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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[the story of Roberto Clemente : a graphic novel]
2011
A graphic depiction of the life of Roberto Clemente that discusses his childhood, success in baseball, mission off the field, death, and other related topics.

American widow

2008
An autobiographical comic which chronicles the experiences of Alissa Torres after her husband Eddie was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, leaving her to face a whirlwind of bureaucracy, politics, mourning, and impending childbirth and single motherhood.

After 9

America's war on terror (2001- )
2008
Provides, in graphic form, information about the state of the world since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, covering the War on Terror, significant events and individuals, and other related topics.

Psychiatric tales

eleven graphic stories about mental illness
2011
In a series of graphic essays, the author portrays his experiences working with patients in a psychiatric hospital and as a patient himself when he was treated for severe anxiety and depression, in an effort to inform readers about the truths of mental illness and dispel common misconceptions.

The cartoon history of the universe III

2002
Traces world history in cartoon format from the end of the fourth century to the departure of Christopher Columbus for the New World in 1492.

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