An old couple becomes separated and they fight the seas, pirates, and all sorts of obstacles to reconnect. A graphic novel without dialogue, less than ten words grace the panels of A Sea of Love, but Lupano and Panaccione tell this story of love through over two-hundred pages of beautiful artwork. The couple wake up... Continue Reading →
A Shattering of Glass (The Riven Realm Book 3) by Deck Matthews
Matthews takes readers all over Valkras in A Shattering of Glass, the back alleys and the haunted woods. Shade is sent to the capital, Taralius, on a mission for a mystical element. She is forced to use all her aliases, costumes, and acting abilities to search out the prize and battle her adversaries... And deep... Continue Reading →
Fighting for the Forest: How FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps Helped Save America by P. O’Connell Pearson
My grandfather escaped a life with no opportunities in Depression-era Los Angeles by joining up with the Civilian Conservation Corp. After graduating from high school and having two siblings and no money for college, he saw this as the best way for him to provide for his family. He was sent to King Canyon and... Continue Reading →
Trees Vol. 1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard
I was turned on to Ellis's work by my blogging buddy, Beth. We did a buddy read of Transmetropolitan last year. Here's a link to her great review here. When I saw this comic up on my Hoopla library app I downloaded it right away. Here's my take on it: Ten years have passed since a collection... Continue Reading →
Cryptofauna by Patrick Canning
In a book I can best describe as an urban fantasy-humor-reality game show, a man named Jim is taken away from his root beer-to-induce-suicide night... to play a game of few rules but many risks. Tested and trained, he's mostly informed by other fringe players of the game, because his mentor Oz is not really... Continue Reading →