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R. Kikuo Johnson

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Photos from the 42nd Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and Los Bros at the 2022 Latino Comics Expo

Chris Anthony Diaz | May 17, 2022

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No One Else

R. Kikuo Johnson

Fantagraphics

Paul Karasik | December 2, 2021

Articles

R. Kikuo Johnson

True and Recognizably Human: A Conversation with R. Kikuo Johnson

R. Kikuo Johnson and James Romberger discuss Johnson’s new graphic novel No One Else, his illustrations for The New Yorker, what he redrew for the new edition of his book The Night Fisher, and why he’s sticking with comics.

James Romberger | November 22, 2021

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