Cardboard Kingdom by Chad SellThis graphic novel is awesome. Period. Chad Sell teams up with several other storytellers to create a neighborhood of fantasy made out of refrigerator boxes! A diverse cast of young people dressed up at Monsters, Princesses, and Robots, subtlety tackle issues of bullying, divorce, competition, parent expectations, and many more. The... Continue Reading →
Friday Graphic Novel Double Feature. Akissi by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin. Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
Akissi: Tales of Mischief What a joy... what a terror! Akissi is nothing but trouble for her parents' and her brother. A little girl of about seven-years-old in her West African town, she spends her days running errands for her mother, going to school, and playing with the other kids in the neighborhood. Over 150... Continue Reading →
Home After Dark by David Small (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Striking shadows evoke the darks and lights of powerful emotions in this coming-of-age graphic novel. Home After Dark is the story of 13-year-old Russell Pruitt's move to California after the break up of his parents' marriage. After a brief stop in Los Angeles, they relocate to the fictional town of Marshfield, which is located, I... Continue Reading →
Friday All-Ages Graphic Novel Double Feature: Edison Beaker, Creature Seeker: The Night Door by Frank Cammuso / Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson
Edison Beaker, Creature Seeker: The Night Door What happens when you find out the family business is fighting monsters? Welp, in the case of Creature Seeker Pest Control, you get pulled into a world filled with scary frights who will threaten everyone in the real world if you don't take care of them... Edison Beaker... Continue Reading →
Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy’s Most Notorious by Pablo Hidalgo
Coruscant Police Report: Level 1313 Precinct. Case No: 66 Date: 32 ABY Reporting Officer: Paulitano Soot (Badge #2187) Incident: Recovered Case Files Detail of Event: Officers received an anonymous tip reporting that a Devaronian street gang had obtained a cache of stolen police case files. Upon entry into the gang's hideout, Officers Soot and... Continue Reading →