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Blankets (softcover) cover

Blankets (softcover)

By Craig Thompson

592 pgs., 9.4 x 6.5

From the publisher: Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith. A profound and utterly beautiful work.

Winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards for BestGraphic Novel and Best Cartoonist.

"A rarity: a first-love story so well remembered and honest that it reminds you what falling in love feels like... achingly beautiful." --

Time Magazine

"Blankets is a great American novel. --

Andrew D. Arnold, Time

"Thompson manages to explore adolescent social yearnings, the power of young love and the complexities of sexual attraction with a rare combination of sincerity, pictorial lyricism and taste." --

Publishers Weekly

"I thought it was moving, tender, beautifully drawn, painfully honest, and probably the most important graphic novel since Jimmy Corrigan." --

Neil Gaiman

"This is a genuine graphic novel, with a universal appeal." --

Gordon Flagg, Booklist

$29.95