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The Big Book Of The Big Book Of The Big Book Of is a series of graphic novel anthologies published by American company DC Comics imprint Paradox Press. The "Big Books" were published between 1994 and 2000. Just over half of them (ten out of seventeen) were written by a single author (including Doug Moench and John Wagner), with Jonathan Vankin taking over the writing of the later volumes. A wide range of artists worked on the stories. Notably it was the first American work for Frank Quitely. Rick Geary reckons he is the only artist to contribute to all seventeen volumes. E.C. alums