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24 alternatives to Mason & Dixon

A sprawling, complex, and comic work from Thomas Pynchon.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mason & Dixon launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars)▲66

   Thrilling philosophical clock punk

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Thoreau: A Sublime Life▲66

   Comic biography

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Understanding Comics▲79

   The invisible art of comic books

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Anarchy, State, and Utopia▲63

   A foundational text in libertarian thought

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Feynman▲63

   A Graphic Novel Biography of Richard Feynman

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bootstrapped Comic▲90

   Hilarious webcomic about tech/VC/startup life

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

    Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Psychedelic Suburbia▲70

    David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Folded Clock▲70

    Diary of a modern writer

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Quantum Labyrinth▲67

    Life and work of two of our most eminent physicists

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Oryx and Crake▲108

    Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Flatland▲64

    The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The New Walden▲60

    Beautiful, modern adaptation of Thoreau's masterpiece.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Medieval Graffiti▲70

    The lost voices of England's churches

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Neurocomic▲69

    A graphic novel about how the brain works

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dark Beach #1▲56

    A new scifi noir comic

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Living with Complexity▲66

    Don Norman gives a crash course in the virtues of complexity

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Freakonomics▲97

    A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

    2015 · its alternatives →

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