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Comic Connoisseur: Julian Lawrence debuts the coming-of-age tale Drippy’s Mama

On the surface, The Adventures of Drippy the Newsboy has the look of a lighthearted children’s story. Rest assured, the story in Julian Lawrence’s debut graphic novel is anything but childish. Lawrence, who adapts this story from Stephen Crane’s George’s Mama, succeeds in making this story fresh and enjoyable. In Drippy’s Mama, readers are given a tale that will make you think twice about drinking, and even more about how we can overlook our mothers. Drippy is a compassionate and friendly newsboy who hopes to gain the affections of his attractive neighbour, Dripette. However, in the city of Drippytown, the…

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