Recaptured souls, a crew that includes an exorcist and an oracle, a retrieval mission to darkest depths of space, a second mate looking to stab the new captain in the back at his first chance... And at the center of it all Joshua Briggs, a man who will push and push each person in the... Continue Reading →
Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel (Illustrator)
Waves is the autobiographical graphic novel of Chabbert's experience of losing a child to miscarriage. Chabbert and her partner are nervous, but hopeful about their chances of carrying their baby boy to term. But complications put her on bedrest and eventually her body cannot handle the pregnancy. A support group and writing help her through... Continue Reading →
Starport by George R.R. Martin. Adaptation by Raya Golden
Martin wrote this as a TV pilot in the early 90s and Golden took the script and adapted it into a graphic novel. A scifi-comedy-mystery set in an alternative Chicago where aliens have built one of three Earth Starports. Yet, radical right-wing "Human Firsters" oppose the port and all things alien. An undercover cop finds... Continue Reading →
Pearl by Brian Michael Brandis and Michael Gaydos
First of all... I will say that this is one of the most beautiful graphic novels I have ever read. The color blending, the tattoos, and the San Francisco underground setting combine to create an atmosphere that holds the characters in a very distinct and riveting place. Although I found the plot to be lacking... Continue Reading →
Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea and Yana Bogatch
Bucky Orsen's sister is lost. Lost in a town full of witches, clique battles, and a history that he never fully grasps. His father is the town sheriff, but because of misplaced loyalties to the mayor and others, Bucky takes it upon himself to investigate the disappearance. Clues are thrown in his way, and he's... Continue Reading →