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This is going to be a rather short review with some spoilers. This graphic novel is beautiful. Full of sweeping scenes from Japanese mythology, and a young man's trip to visit his grandfather in Japan. The book begins in Brooklyn as a biracial young man, Ichiro, is getting ready to travel with his mother to... Continue Reading →
Rob Harrell's middle-grade graphic novel puts the reader in the English countryside, circa 1867. Great scary monsters help the tourist trade in every city... except for Stoker-On-Avon. Poor Rayburn just doesn't 'feel scary.' No get-up and go. No skills in the monster department. No confidence at all. Dr. Charles Wilkie, Man of Science, is hired... Continue Reading →
I read the page at least 5 times. I read the paragraph on the page at least 10 times. I was shocked. I was terrified. And I loved every word of it. A twist that took this already gripping spectral thriller into an even darker and more wicked place. Someone Like Me begins with two... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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