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Truth is stranger than these comic fictions

Biographies of Donald Trump and Roger Casement stood out among the best comic books of 2016, writes Don O’Mahony.

Truth is stranger than these comic fictions

Fri, 30 Dec, 2016 - 00:00

Don O’Mahony

The Guards by Shane Ormond and Kevin Keane

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