The Strange Ones by Jeremy Jusay is a standalone graphic novel. This review will be spoiler-free. Release Date: January 14, 2020 Filled with visceral and engaging prose, this graphic novella offers a nostalgic look at two young misfits who manage to find belonging and heartbreak in each other’s friendship. Anjeline walks with an open heart, but... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill
The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill is a children/middle-grade graphic novel. This review will be spoiler-free. A charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons. After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace,... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol 1 by Kieron Gillen
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol 1 is the first installment of the graphic novel series by Kieron Gillen and was illustrated by Jamie McKelvie. This review will be spoiler-free. Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critical tongue-attractors... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Vol 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
Saga, Vol 2 is the second installment of the graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and was illustrated by Fiona Staples. This review will be spoiler-free. The smash-hit ongoing epic continues! Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Saga, Vol 1 is the first installment of the graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and was illustrated by Fiona Staples. This review will be spoiler-free. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe.... Continue Reading →
Comic Review: Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) #7
Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) #7 The magazine that respects your intelligence fantastic thrillers for the more mature reader. (Synopsis from Goodreads) Writer: Stan Lee Illustrator: Steve Ditko Published: December 01, 1961 Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961) #7 is a collection of five short thrillers—Why Won't They Believe Me, The Last Man on Earth, Witch Hunt, Journey's End, and The... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell
Pumpkin Heads is a standalone graphic novel that was written by Rainbow Rowell and illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks. This review will be spoiler-free. Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the... Continue Reading →
Comic Review: Incredible Hulk (1962) #1
Incredible Hulk (1962) #1 Witness the birth of the Jade Giant! The Hulk is the strangest man alive. Is he man or monster...or both? (Synopsis from Marvel.com) Writer: Stan Lee Illustrator: Jack Kirby Published: May 1, 1962 Incredible Hulk (1962) #1 was the first appearance of Dr. Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk. It is so... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Review: Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll is a standalone graphic novel. This review will be spoiler-free. 'It came from the woods. Most strange things do.' Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss. These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed and award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll. Come take a... Continue Reading →
Comic Review: Fantastic Four (1961) #1
This was the first Marvel comic I ever read. I don't have much to base my review on. I don't know what today's comics look like, but I love the MCU and wanted to try out the comics. I wanted to see if I would love them as much as I loved the movies. Fantastic... Continue Reading →