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Once banned from library shelves, graphic novels now drive some of the busiest borrowing in the building — the story of an unlikely alliance.
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A meaningful collection is built with choices, not cash — the formats, timing tricks and free channels that stretch a collecting budget.
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The weekly rhythm of new comics is a logistics decision that became a cultural institution — here is how Wednesday earned its crown.
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A hobby born at science-fiction masquerades now fills arenas and feeds a professional economy — the sourced story of how cosplay moved culture.