Graphic Novels
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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOK LETTERING – Nate Piekos
I have no desire to become a comic book letterer but I’ve been reading comic books (and graphic novels) for a long time and lettering was one of the few art forms in the comic book business that I didn’t know much about. Until now. As professed by the title, this is indeed The Essential Guide… Continue reading
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STAR TREK: NEW VISIONS, VOL. 4 – graphic novel
STAR TREK WEEK Author/artist John Byrne just keeps getting better and better with these Star Trek photomontage graphic novels! For those who haven’t seen any of my other reviews of the Star Trek: New Visions series, the idea is that the author writes new stories featuring Kirk, Spock, and the crew of the Enterprise, and uses stills… Continue reading
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STAR TREK: NEW VISIONS VOL. 3 – graphic novel
STAR TREK WEEK It is the third volume in the Star Trek: New Visions graphic novel series, this one featuring comic book issues #’s 6, 7, and 8. Author and photoplay artist/manipulator John Byrne has begun to refine the process and found ways to add new characters to the stories, broadening the scope of the stories. The… Continue reading
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JULES VERNE’S LIGHTHOUSE – graphic novel
Maria Vasquez prefers to be alone and currently has a dream job managing a lighthouse. It is the year 2717 and the Lighthouse is a supercomputer beacon that helps spaceships navigate through a turbulent area of space filled with wormholes. Maria oversees the lighthouse, along with her robot sidekick, Moses. When a ship arrives unexpectedly… Continue reading
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FINE PRINT – graphic novel
If someone were to create a movie rating between an ‘R’ and ‘X’ (like ‘R-21’), then this graphic novel would fit perfectly in that category. When it comes to making bad decisions, no one does it better than Lauren Thomas. She is currently suffering from a broken heart (due to a bad decision, of course)… Continue reading
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GEIGER, VOLUME ONE – graphic novel
I requested, received, and read a handful of graphic novels recently, and while I will be giving five stars to another one (I don’t want to go into the lengthy explanation as to how my reviews are scheduled to be published), Geiger, by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson is my favorite of the bunch.… Continue reading
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AFTER THE FALL – graphic novel
Maybe, if I start checking reviews on Goodreads before requesting a book, I might have saved myself a little time by NOT reading this graphic novel. It’s been over a century since the fall of civilization as we currently know it and now different gang factions inhabit the great metropolises. Giala and her tribe live in the ruins… Continue reading
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FRIDAY, VOLUME 1 – graphic novel
Friday Fitzhugh is a young adult detective. She spent most of her free time with her best friend, Lancelot Jones – the smartest boy in the whole world – solving crimes and exploring the occult. That is … until she went off to college. But now Friday is back in town for the holiday and… Continue reading
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LAST DANCE – Hanna Schroy
Miriam has wanted nothing but to be a prima ballerina her whole life. She has worked hard to reach her goal and now she is the prima ballerina for Lulli Dance Company. But as graceful as ballet is when watching it, it is demanding and unforgiving to the performers. Her years of hard work, extra practices,… Continue reading
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THE STRANGE DEATH OF ALEX RAYMOND – graphic novel
This is a very difficult graphic novel to review because there are many different aspects to the book. First, the description. Even then is difficult because of the various parts to this novel. Here’s a portion of what the publisher has on Goodreads: (Dave) Sim brings to life the history of comics’ greatest creators, using… Continue reading
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MONEY SHOT, VOL. 2 – graphic novel
Not too long ago I gushed over Money Shot Vol. 1 which took sex and aliens (and sex with aliens) to new levels. With Vol. 2 available, I was excited to get my hands on this. Our intrepid group of scientists-turned-porn-stars is being threatened. The primary threat comes from Earth. The President of the United States, an… Continue reading
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FRIEND OF THE DEVIL – graphic novel
It is 1985 and private investigator Ethan Reckless is trying to track down a man who has disappeared. It is during this investigation that Reckless meets Linh Tran, A Vietnamese-born woman who had been sent to the U.S. and adopted shortly after she was born. Linh has the same general demeanor as Ethan – emotionless, steady,… Continue reading
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