A thick doorstop of a graphic novel... an experiment in storytelling and a look inside the suburban homes of American. I took this book with me when I proctored the PSAT a couple weekends ago and I got 4 hours of time to delve in (interrupted by walking around the desks). Focused around a school... Continue Reading →

A colorful and evocative piece of art, Vignolli's New World is the coming together of three cultures in the Americas. A young Native Indian woman whose spiritual world has been vastly disrupted by the coming of the Europeans. An African slave-musician who has had his magical flute taken and his chance for freedom dashed. A... Continue Reading →

Matt Millar turns the Superman mythos on its head. Instead of growing up in the heartland, Superman's ship has landed on a collective in the Soviet Union. Most of the usual suspects are still in the universe: Lois and Lex, but also Batman, The Green Lantern, and Diana (Wonder Woman). These were some interesting and... Continue Reading →

I didn't know a whole heck of a lot about this one going in... The title Moonshine told me a little and the cover conveys a very cool atmosphere of the 20s. The plot is fairly simple: Lou Pirlo is sent to Appalachia to locate the distiller of the best moonshine in the country. His... Continue Reading →