When Derek Kirk Kim (The Eternal Smile) published his debut graphic novel back in 2003, it made an immediate stir.  The story about a group of young people navigating adulthood and personal relationships is told with such sympathy and perception that the book was immediately hailed as an important... show more

When Derek Kirk Kim (The Eternal Smile) published his debut graphic novel back in 2003, it made an immediate stir.  The story about a group of young people navigating adulthood and personal relationships is told with such sympathy and perception that the book was immediately hailed as an important new work.  Seven years later, it’s clear that Same Difference has won a place among the great literature of the last decade.  It stands not only with Fun Home, Persepolis, and American Born Chinese as a lasting graphic novel, but with much of the best fiction of this young century.  Derek’s distinctive voice as an author, coupled with his clear, crisp, expressive art has made this story a classic.  And this classic is now back in print, in a deluxe edition from First Second. 

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Simon and Nancy are two friends in San Francisco, delayed adults in the sense that they haven't quite figured out what they're doing with their lives yet.  While out to lunch Simon sees an old acquaintance outside the window, and, pressed by his friends why he doesn't talk to her, explains to them a ...

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