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Staff Picks 2020: Games & Graphic Novels
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Ghost Of Tsushima (OST)
Danny's Pick:
"An open world video game set during the Mongol invasion of Japan in the late 13th century, Ghost of Tsushima follows Jin Sakai as he struggles to maintain his samurai ideals while facing the reality of breaking some them to defend his people from invaders. This was just the game I needed in the middle of a pandemic!"
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Gods of War
Danny's Pick:
"This game is a couple years old now, but I finally had time to play it this year. Older God of War games were non-stop action and violence, with one-dimensional main character Kratos’ largest driving emotion being pure rage. This game was a whole different beast with a very grounded plot and quite a bit of nuance in its characterization. The gameplay is satisfactory, but the narrative and characterization elevate it to something special. Honestly, I’m still flabbergasted that they not only humanized Kratos, but also that I ended up LIKING him."
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Department of Mind-Blowing Theories
by Tom Gauld
Wes's Pick:
A collection of one hundred and fifty comic strips topical and funny enough to engage any layperson with a rudimentary recall of their old science classes as well as those who consider themselves boffins of the contemporary physical and natural world.
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Isle Of Cats
by (Board Game)
Wes's Pick:
You are citizens of Squall’s End on a rescue mission to The Isle of Cats and must rescue as many cats as possible before the evil Lord Vesh arrives.
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Mysterium
by (Board Game)
Laura's Pick:
In this asymmetric cooperative game, one player adopts the role of the ghost and the others play as psychics. All players share the same goal of shedding light on the strange circumstances surrounding the ghost's death and laying his spirit to rest at last.
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Apsara engine
by Bishakh Som
Laura's Pick:
"In trans illustrator Bishakh Som's debut work of fiction, questions of gender, the body, and existential conformity are explored over the course of eight speculative and graphic short stories"
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American utopia
by David Byrne
Laura's Pick:
Based on the Broadway show, the former Talking Heads frontman/multimedia visionary and a renowned artist combine their creative talents in this antidote to cynicism that bursting with pathos, humanism and hope.
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Sweet Time
by Weng Pixin
Laura's Pick:
Sweet Time is an intimate rumination on love, empathy, and confidence. Singaporean cartoonist Weng Pixin delicately explores strained relationships with a kind of hopefulness while acknowledging their inevitable collapse. Her stories are like a series of snapshots in a photo album or the brightest highlights from an Instagram profile. Gorgeous image follows gorgeous image in a delicate quest to find connection.
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Dancing after TEN : a graphic memoir
by Vivian Chong
Laura's Pick:
A graphic biography about a woman who lives a vital and fulfilling artistic life after a rare disease left her blind
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Monstress. Book one
by Marjorie M Liu
Jeff's Pick:
A survivor of a cataclysmic war between humans and the Arcanics, teenager Maika Halfwolf seeks answers about her mysterious past and becomes linked to a powerful eldritch monster, as they try to evade dangerous humans and otherworldly forces
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By chance or providence : stories
by Becky Cloonan
Jeff's Pick:
By Chance or Providence collects Becky Cloonan's award-winning trilogy: Wolves, The Mire and Demeter, with lush colors by Lee Loughridge and a sketchbook/illustration section. These stories cast a spell of hypnotic melancholy, weaving their way through medieval landscapes of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you've set them down
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Solutions and other problems
by Allie Brosh
Jeff's Pick:
The creator of the award-winning Hyperbole and a Half presents a new collection of comedic, autobiographical and deceptively illustrated essays on topics ranging from childhood and very bad pets to grief, loneliness and powerlessness in modern life.
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