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Jerry Craft

Jerry Craft is the author of New Kid and Class Act. New Kid won the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award. He has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards and is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center's Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and lives in Connecticut.
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Classy Comics: More Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Titles Arrive In 2023

More of your favorite comics are receiving the Penguin Classics treatment in 2023, in a series of collectible paperback and gold foil-stamped hardcover editions! The next three books in the series: The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, and The X-Men will be published on 9/12/23.  Don’t miss out on this perfect gift for longtime Marvel fans and first-time

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