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Summer Reader Poll 2017: Comics And Graphic Novels Able to leap tall bookshelves in a single bound, it's our famous summer reader poll ... this time, we're all about comics and graphic novels!
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Summer Reader Poll 2017: Comics And Graphic Novels

Able to leap tall bookshelves in a single bound, it's our famous summer reader poll!
Yes, Some Comics Are For Kids — And They're Big Business

Yes, Some Comics Are For Kids — And They're Big Business

What's the best way to get people reading comics? Hook 'em young. And comics for early readers are booming — even big publishers like DC, famed for grim and gritty, are getting in on the action.

Yes, Some Comics Are For Kids — And They're Big Business

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The Old School: Classic Strips That Continue To Shape Comics

Richard F. Outcault's goofy, nightshirt-wearing, smart-alecky tyke became the breakout star of the newspaper strip Hogan's Alley, which debuted in 1895. The New York Historical Society/Getty Images hide caption

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The Old School: Classic Strips That Continue To Shape Comics

When we asked readers to name their favorite comics, many classic, hugely influential newspaper strips got nudged out of the running. We thought we'd give them a shout-out.

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