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    BY Paul Tumey Jan 27, 2020

    This collection of surreal and savage manga stories drawn in a naïve art style vibrates on my bookshelf and issues forth the sounds of thumping pachinko machines, clattering speedboat motors and roars of rage so intense there is no doubt in my mind they have the power to rip my head off. Continue reading →
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    BY Ryan Flanders Jan 24, 2020

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    BY Tom Shapira Jan 22, 2020

    Tom Shapira looks back at the last ten years of Judge Dredd, John Wagner, and trying to use violence as a solution. Continue reading →
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