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2. How Does Graphic Communication Work? Image Vocabulary Reader Synthesis

3. The Powers of Graphic Narrative  Accuracy in portrayal of situational information  Explicit point of view objectively identifiable  Engagement with narrative emotional as well as physical and intellectual  Current publisher support offers teams of subject experts and skillful cartoonists as narrative developers and presenters Randall Monroe

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