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 →
Age of Assassins by RJ Barker (Mini Review)
Age of Assassins is a. a complex castle whodunit b. a back/front/side/top/bottom-stabbing political thriller c. magic-laced coming-of-age d. ALL OF THE ABOVE. At first, the premise seems quite simple: an assassin and her apprentice have been brought to the seat of the kingdom to weed out a possible move on the heir. Master and second... 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 →
The Unsinkable Walker Bean (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Within a trench deep in the ocean lie two merwitches of such ugliness and rank demeanor... Angry that one of their prize magical skulls has been stolen. They will fixedly search it out over the high seas. Meanwhile, on his deathbed, Walker Bean's grandfather asks his grandson to return the cursed artifact to the depths... Continue Reading →