Nominee2010

West Coast Blues

Name: West Coast Blues
Author: Jacques Tardi
ISBN: 9781606992951

Nominated 2 times. Each year the judges shortlist only a handful of books in each category, so a nomination is a mark of a book the comics world rates among the best of its year.

Good for: Adults
About: Crime and mystery
Edition: Fantagraphics Books / 71 pages / ISBN 9781606992951

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