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“When I first got interested in comics at the time I was studying architecture and I discovered comics as a medium through listening to Art who was courting me by reading me Little Nemo and Krazy Kat by George Herriman. It was really very effective.”

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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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