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GHOST WORLD
Details Originally published 1993-1997 in Eightball Publisher Fantagraphics Books Writer Daniel Clowes Artist Daniel Clowes
Collected in Ghost World Available digitally N/A
There’s a reason why Ghost World remains the best-known work of writer-
artist Daniel Clowes: in short, it’s a masterpiece. Originally serialised
in Clowes’ Eightball comic, it’s the story of 18-year-old Enid Coleslaw, a
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THE PUNISHER MAX: IN THE BEGINNING

Details Originally published The Punisher MAX: #1-6 (2004) Publisher Marvel Writer Garth Ennis Artist Lewis Larosa
Collected in The Punisher Vol 1: In The Beginning Available digitally Comixology, Marvel Unlimited
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