GRAPHIC NOVEL
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THE ART OF COMIC BOOK WRITING – Mark Kneece
I have to admit that when I see something that claims to be the “definitive guide” to anything, I tend to be skeptical. Author Mark Kneece teaches comics writing (at the Savannah College of Art and Design). I suspect that much of this book comes from his lessons for his class. But the problem with… Continue reading
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THE FLASH: SEASON ZERO – graphic novel
What is it about comic books that are based on a television series (as opposed to comic books on which a television show is based) that the stories are wimpy and the art about on par with Saturday morning cartoons (I guess that shows my age, since Saturday mornings are no longer synonymous with cheap cartoons)?… Continue reading
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THE BIGGER BANG – graphic novel
I have no idea how to rate and review this book. Both the story and the art have confounded me and I have read through this three times. Cosmos is a caped superhero-like being who was created in a big bang – the same big bang that wiped out human life (the bigger bang than… Continue reading
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BLACK SCIENCE VOL. 3: VANISHING PATTERN – graphic novel
The art in the Black Science graphic novels is some of the most original, stylized concept art I’ve seen in a comic or graphic novel and it works so well. Matteo Scalera’s work really stands out in this series. If only the story could live up to the art. I reviewed the first book in… Continue reading
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RAGNAROK, VOLUME 1 – graphic novel
I request a lot of books for potential review, and sometimes I’ll request a book but will have reservations about the title before I read it. Such was the case with this graphic novel. I’m a fan of Norse mythology and I’ve been really delighted to see an increased interest in this mythology. And of… Continue reading
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TABATHA – graphic novel
Um…. No. This is a pretty great cover, as depicted above, even though it doesn’t tell you anything about the story or the characters (it might suggest that this takes place in Hollywood, given the film strips). And while it’s pretty common to have a cover art on a graphic novel that is not represented… Continue reading
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THE STEREOTYPICAL FREAKS – graphic novel
I wasn’t really too sure what I was getting into when I requested this book, but having been in a band (albeit briefly)while in high school, I thought it would be fun to read a new graphic novel that follows along with some modern high schoolers also looking to play in a band. While the… Continue reading
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KING #1 – graphic novel/comic
This isn’t a graphic novel as much as it’s simply the first issue of a new comic book series. King takes place in the Los Angeles Valley in a post-apocalyptic world in which “King” believes he’s the last human left on earth. But last human doesn’t mean last living creature. In fact, the world (at… Continue reading
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FAIREST VOL. 5: THE CLAMOUR FOR GLAMOUR – graphic novel
Just as the Fables series winds down, so too does the Fairest series, leaving a big hole in the very creative and imaginative world. The Fairest series just doesn’t quite hold the same spark as the Fables books, though I can’t quite put my finger on why. In part, I think that the art is… Continue reading
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EAST OF WEST, VOL 4 – graphic novel
A year and a half ago I reviewed volume one of this graphic novel series (see review here) and I commented on how gorgeous the art by Nick Dragotta was throughout the book but that I didn’t quite understand what was happening. It’s good news to report that the art is still by Dragotta and… Continue reading
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THE ADVENTURES OF BASIL AND MOEBIUS VOLUME 2 – graphic novel
Given my feelings toward the first volume in this Basil and Moebius Adventure series I would normally have not bothered asking to read the second volume. However, I had placed the request for the second volume before I had read the first book, and so this was in my queue and I gave it a… Continue reading
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MERCY THOMPSON: HOPCROSS JILLY – graphic novel
I loved this book. I am not at all familiar with author Patricia Briggs or with her character Mercy Thompson, other than through this graphic novel, but I really did enjoy this book. Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter and an honorary member of a local werewolf pack in this modern world where people with such… Continue reading

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