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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘White Donkey’: A Graphic Novel About a Marine, Written and Illustrated By a Marine

    Maximilian Uriarte is an artist, a storyteller and an Iraq War veteran. He started a comic strip while on active duty in the Marine Corps called “Terminal Lance.” It became popular among Marines, and prompted Uriarte to launch a Kickstarter project to fund a full graphic novel.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 27, 2016 • 1 min read

    Maximilian Uriarte is an artist, a storyteller and an Iraq War veteran. He started a comic strip while on active duty in the Marine Corps called “Terminal Lance.” It became popular among Marines, and prompted Uriarte to launch a Kickstarter project to fund a full graphic novel. “Terminal Lance: The White Donkey” was recently published by Little Brown, and it’s the first graphic novel about the Iraq War written and illustrated by a veteran.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Maximilian Uriarte

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    How Do Trump and Clinton Differ When it Comes to Foreign Policy?
    1. 0:30What Does ‘America First’ mean? Analyzing Trump and Clinton’s Foreign Policy Positions
    2. 16:59‘White Donkey’: A Graphic Novel About a Marine, Written and Illustrated By a MarineYou’re reading this
    3. 31:31Trump Resolution, Clashes in Anaheim Highlight City’s Demographic Changes
    4. 39:32How the Orange Became King in Orange County
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