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It's a rhetorical question, sir, but where would we be without boos? From KCRW and KCRW.com, I'm Michael Silverblatt, and welcome to Bookworm.

Today, my guest is someone I'm very interested in.

It's Joe Sacco, whose work as a comic journalist has won extraordinary attention and awards, and he has created something

that I think is virtually unique.

This book is called The Great War, July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Psalm, an illustrated panorama.

Now what do you think? Does a person have to be already interested in the first war to open this up?

Boy, I hope not, because I can't think of too many Americans. the first war to open this up?

Boy, I hope not, because I can't think of too many Americans that are that interested in the First World War.

I think, you know, from my standpoint, I'm trying to get other people interested in what

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