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“There is a visual narrative that is implicitly understandable even when you don't understand the words and in a good comic, and they are hard to find, but good comics have parallel intertwined narratives.”

Quote by Francoise Mouly

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Francoise Mouly

Françoise Mouly, born on October 24, 1955, is an accomplished editor with a significant impact on the fields of children's literature and illustration. She is particularly renowned for her editorial work at The New Yorker magazine. more

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