This episode, Alex brings Brian K Vaughan and Niko Henrichon's critically acclaimed 2006 graphic novel Pride of Baghdad for Jean-Luc and Emily to cry about. Vaughan has been a staple of American comics ever since the early 2000's, and returning to the writer behind Saga and Paper Girls in 2022 proves to be a fairly jarring experience for our hosts. It's a fascinating case study in how western pop culture--all the way down to niche releases like a Vertigo-published original graphic novel--responded to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Fortunately, there's still a fair amount to like here, and this episode gets into all of it.Next, on Crying in the Book Club: It's time to learn about the philosophy of Emily-core with Mariko Tamaki's 2019 graphic novel Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me.Our theme song was composed by our wonderful friend Gwyn. You can find their work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hopefullynotbadlib.Our podcast art was done by everyone's favorite co-host Emily.Follow us on Twitter:@cryingbookclub@mtdewliker@empandanada@alexhandziuk

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