I've waited a couple days to collect my thoughts before sitting down and writing this review. This book does that to you. Graphic and raw, yet thoughtful and demanding. I didn't know a lot about this one going in, but I had seen some buzz on Twitter and it peaked my interest. A small town... Continue Reading →
The Razor by J. Barton Mitchell
The perfect business model: use criminals as labor to mine the galaxy's most powerful source of energy. Mammoth "crawlers" filled with prisoners set out over the surface of a split planet, half arctic-cold and half fire-scorched with only a sliver of habitable land in between. A place called The Razor. Populated by gangs, corrupt officials,... Continue Reading →
Dept.H – Pressure by Matt Kindt (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
The weight of the sea and the weight of murder. Bearing down on you. Seven suspects in a science base seven miles below the surface of the ocean. An atmosphere of distrust, compression, and inner turmoil. Mia has been sent to the depths of the ocean to investigate the crime scene of her father's death... Continue Reading →
Pigs Might Fly by Nick Abadzis, Jerel Dye (Illustrator). (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Lily Leanchops has improved upon her inventor father's designs and created a flying machine that almost achieves lift. But when the Warthogs of the neighboring kingdom commence with arial attacks, all of Pigdom is suddenly in danger. Spurred on by the threat, Lily completes her plane and becomes not only the first pig to fly,... Continue Reading →
Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira
We're the aliens here, Dechert thought, and we always will be. Yet, man will always bring vice with him. The greed and conflict. The lies and politics. In 2072, the moon is populated by several international mines boring into the dead soil for helium-3, an element now used to power reactors on Earth. An Earth that has... Continue Reading →