From the Press Release: The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced its 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. In addition to the full list, the blogging team chose the following titles as its top ten: Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation. By Anne Frank and Ari Folman. Illus. […]
Category: graphic novels
Book Review: Pretty Deadly v. 1: The Shrike
January 23, 2019While Pretty Deadly volume 1 boasts some aggravating and “evocative” rather than clearly understandable art work, I ended up really liking the weird western-fairly tale vibe. A motley crew of characters come together to protect a mysterious child from Alice, the daughter of Death who also has plenty of rage at the man raising this […]
Astonishing X-Men v.1: Gifted
January 16, 2019A new class is starting at Xavier’s Institute, lead by Hank McCoy (Beast), Scott Summers (Jerk, I mean, Cyclops), Emma Frost (ex-villain), and Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat). Kitty is conflicted about the class and working with a major bad guy she grew up with, Emma. But if there is anything Emma wants to do it’s helping […]
I haven’t read a lot of Wonder Woman before. DC and Justice League always struck me as a major boy’s club, which typically played in line with normal gender roles I learned growing up. I had Wonder Woman underoos, but never really investigated who the character was outside of the token female sidekick to Batman […]
Book Review: Ms. Marvel v2: Generation Why
January 2, 2019Oh, how I loved this book. This is the second volume of the new Ms. Marvel line from Marvel. Kamala Khan is a young girl with super powers. She is Inhuman, so she gained her powers through Kree tech, but isn’t the Ms. Marvel–Carol Danvers–who first donned the mantle. Instead she is part of a […]
Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Harvey Kurtzman, completed by Josh O’Neill and Shannon Wheeler, illustrated by Gideon Kendal comiXology Originals, 2017 ASIN: B01LZAATMD Available: Kindle, comiXology Marley’s Ghost is the posthumous completion of Harvey Kurtzman’s (1924-1993) adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol. Kurztman’s concept for this book […]
Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places stories by Mike Mignola; “Into the Silent Sea” story by Mike Mignola and Gary Gianni; “The Right Hand of Doom”, “Box Full of Evil”, “Conqueror Worm”; “The Third Wish”, and “The Island” art by Mike Mignola; “Being Human” art by Richard Corben Dark Horse, 2018 ISBN: 978-1-50670-688-7 Available: Paperback, Kindle […]
Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola Dark Horse, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1-50670-666-5 Available: Kindle edition, paperback Hellboy’s complete story is presented in chronological order in Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction. This is a massive tome, at over 300 pages, written and drawn by Mignola. We read from Hellboy’s summoning during his […]
Graphic Novel Review: Faith v1: Hollywood and Vine
July 28, 2018Faith volume 1 is an offshoot of a previous super group series which I hadn’t read, and which is referred to and built upon in this book. But I found it easy to follow along and connect with the character. Also, it’s obvious from the beginning that super powered Faith is plus sized (though this […]
Book Review: Hawkeye versus Deadpool
July 12, 2018You’ll find an almost wholesome Deadpool in this tale of Hawkeye and Deadpool teaming up to take on…every other Marvel hero? Deadpool meets Hawkeye while out trick or treating with his daughter. (Hawkeye gives out full-sized candy bars!) A mysterious man shows up at Hawkeye’s door asking for help. Hawkeye, feeling insecure and depressed, rebukes […]