Jason Shiga finishes off his unusual graphic novel series, Demon, with this, the fourth issue. Jimmy Yee is a man cursed(?)/blessed(?) with a power that prevents him from dying.  He discovers this fact when, about as far down on his luck as a man can get, he tries to kill himself.  The essence of Jimmy… Continue reading

I was not aware that this was part of a larger series when I requested the ARC, though I am not surprised.  This is collecting issues of a comic series to republish in graphic novel format.  Previous to this are Divinity and Divinity II. I definitely got the sense that I was missing out on… Continue reading

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE There are two main stories going on in the graphic novel, Letter 44.  They intertwine and they parallel nicely. One story is about Stephen Blades who has just been sworn in as the new President of the United States.  He’s a no-nonsense guy who is ready to roll up his… Continue reading

I really hesitated about requesting an ARC of this graphic novel.  Based solely on the cover I did not anticipate liking it (sorry…judging a book by its cover – I do it).  But it was my enjoyment of the graphic novel Future Quest that pushed me in to taking a chance on this. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading

This is definitely one of the odder graphic novel series’ I’ve come across but the first two books really took my by surprise (read the review for Volume 1 here and the review for Volume 2 here).  I’ve been completely sucked into this short-run series (four volumes) and was really delighted to see the third volume… Continue reading

With a comic like The Rocketeer it is important to not take the work too seriously.  Given that, this book works nicely but could still be much stronger. It is the 1930’s, America (Hollywood, of course) and Cliff Secord is a man looking to be a hero and dons a helmet and jet-pack to take… Continue reading