Mighty Jack is a modern-day retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk by popular graphic artist Ben Hatke. Jack's mother is trying to keep the family afloat by working two jobs this summer, and Jack is tasked with taking care of his little sister. She's a sensitive girl who doesn't talk, ever. Jack buys some seeds... Continue Reading →
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Who needs a sidekick when you're an especially evil villain? Lord Ballister Blackheart surely doesn't need one. But Nimona is relentless. She insists that her shape-shifting power is essential to Blackheart's evil plans. Yet, she's a little hazy on the rules of the good guy-bad guy game. A combined effort to take down their nemesis, Sir... Continue Reading →
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
In a family where all women are taught the art of spell craft and men are instructed in the ways of shapeshifting, Aster is a young man whose heart does not want to follow the given path. His talents lie in the language of witchery, and no animal spirits seek to commune with him in... Continue Reading →
Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race by Jen Breach, Douglas Holgate (Illustrator)
Clem has run away from an orphanage with only her trusty robot Digory to protect her. She wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a famous archeologist, but told that she's too young and inexperienced to join a real dig. Yet, an opportunity arises from her past; her parents former assistant tracks her... Continue Reading →
Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy
Much has been written about the symbiotic relationship between Batman and Joker. Yet, we must always ask, is it a mutualistic relationship or parasitic? Who benefits? The Joker? Batman? What do the people of Gotham get from their super criminal and masked crusader? Are they really protected? Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight poses these questions... Continue Reading →