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"When I first heard about it, I was very concerned," says former New Jersey governor Thomas H. Kean, who chaired the commission. "But when I looked at it, it was absolutely accurate."
He and vice chairman Lee H. Hamilton wrote a foreword for the comic, which also includes an adaptation of the report card on how the commissioners' recommendations have been implemented. Kean says he's hoping the comic book will lead more audiences to the original report, which landed on bestseller lists after its release two years ago.
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Originally Posted by unclepony
It is a retail product. As a matter of fact, it's $30 for a 128 page hardback at Borders. Thirty dollars isn't exactly low cost, especially when other graphic novels are longer (page wise) and half the price.
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Okay, I should rephrase. Yes, it's being sold at retail. But it's also available for free online, in its entirety. Thirty dollars is a reasonable price for a 130pg hardcover. Hardcover books are expensive to print and ship. The original commission report wasn't free either - do you consider that to be a work of profiteering as well?
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The two guys responsible for the comic have made a living writing comics.
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Well, um, yes. Would you rather that someone who's
never done a comic before and has no idea what he's doing be the one to create a comic adaptation of the report? Why is this fact remarkable? And why is it remarkable that the artists expect compensation -- would the act only be valid as a work of total charity? Artists need to eat just like everyone else.