T.V. Review: What If…? Season 2

One of my favorite Marvel series dropped a second season, and this one digs in deeper to Captain Peggy Carter: Super Hero. What if Nebula Joined the Nova Corps? Is a scifi take on noir that reminds me of the Marvel graphic novel Noir series, at least in spirit. It also gives a nod to […]

BOOK REVIEW: THE MEMORY EATER BY REBECCA MAHONEY

    **Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney Razorbill, 2023 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593524602 Available: Hardcover ( Bookshop.org )   Whistler Beach in Maine is a magical place, but frightening for those who know the truth. When was the last time Maine wasn’t like this? Stephen King didn’t invent the spookiness and weirdness […]

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: THE NIGHT EATERS, VOLUME 1: SHE EATS THE NIGHT BY MARJORIE LIU AND SANA TAKEDA

    **Cross posted from The Circulation Desk**   The Night Eaters: Volume 1, She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Abrams Comicarts, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781787739666 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, ( Bookshop.org  |  Amazon.com  )   The creative team behind the Monstress comic series have created another world for readers to visit in The Night Eaters: She Eats […]

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: BLACKWOOD, LIBRARY EDITION BY EVAN DORKIN, ART BY VERONICA FISH AND ANDY FISH

  **Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Blackwood, Library Edition by Evan Dorkin, art by Veronica Fish and Andy Fish Dark Horse Comics, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781506731834   Available: Kindle, Comixology, hardback  ( Bookshop.org  |  Amazon.com ) Wren Valentine, Reiko Oyuki, Dennis Wolchinski, and Stephen Heller, teenagers with mysterious pasts and otherworldly abilities, enroll in Blackwood College after they receive hefty scholarships. Blackwood […]

Books You Missed: The Unlikely Ones by Mary Brown

You probably missed this one, seeing as it came out in 1986, the author never really exploded in popularity and viral wasn’t really a thing. However I consider this series one of my absolute favorites, and a must read for fantasy loving teens. Mary Brown wrote not one but four books about a girl who […]

T.V. Review: What If…? Season 1

Movies and T.V. shows sticking to the books never mattered much to me, because I see each new version as a shared conversation between makers and audience about the source material. What If, then is right up my alley. Season one starts with a series of theoreticals; What if Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? […]

BOOK REVIEW: DAPHNE BY JOSH MALERMAN

**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Daphne by Josh Malerman Del Rey, 2022 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593157015 Available:  Hardcover ( Bookshop.org )   Will Daphne continue the massive success for horror’s superstar author/musician/nice guy?  Without spoilers, that would be a resounding “yes.” Josh Malerman hasn’t written the same novel twice. That’s an amazing thing– he keeps on spinning his muse into […]

Reflections of Failure: A Monster Musing

My name is Michele and I’m a failure. It’s no surprise given the state of the world. *gestures, or possibly waves smoke away from face* I’ve been failure as a reader, and especially as a reviewer. This blog has been quiet for too long, and while I’d like to think I’m going to change that […]

GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: KLAUS: HOW SANTA CLAUS BEGAN BY GRANT MORRISON, ILLUSTRATED BY DAN MORA

Klaus: How Santa Claus Began by Grant Morrison, illustrated by Dan Mora BOOM! Studios, 2019 ISBN-13: 9781684153930 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition ( Bookshop.org | Amazon.com ) Klaus arrives in the town of Grimsvig during Yuletide to trade furs, and finds it a sad shell of what it once was. Grimsvig is under the control of Baron Magnus, a harsh man […]