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| | TIME.com -- Andrew Arnold: The Year of the Anthology |
 | | Drawn and Quarterly and Fantagraphics both began publishing a series dedicated to showcasing new talent with "Drawn and Quarterly Showcase" and "Blood Orange," respectively. |
 | | In August Alternative Comics published a follow up to its outstanding 2003 anthology, "Rosetta." Best of all, "McSweeny's #13," arguably the finest comix anthology ever published, set a new standard for the form (see TIME.comix review.) Now, in the last month, two more anthologies have arrived, each with their own special qualities. |
 | | Drawn with a simple clarity, it brilliantly updates one of Kate Chopin's devastating portraits of a caustic marriage hidden behind a veneer of politeness and misguided obligation. |
| www.time.com /time/columnist/arnold/article/0,9565,831415,00.html (1465 words) |
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