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For Beginners
Writers & Readers Publishing · 1983–2001 · 95 issues
About the series
A sprawling 95-issue series from Writers & Readers Publishing (1983–2001), For Beginners used the comic format to introduce readers to complex subjects—from philosophy and science to history and politics—with clarity and wit. Most frequently illustrated by Stephen T. Asma, the series became a beloved gateway for curious minds, offering accessible, visually engaging primers long before the term "graphic nonfiction" was common.
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