Graphic Novels
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JAZZ MAYNARD VOL. 2: THE ICELAND TRILOGY – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK Alright, I’ll admit that I was attracted to this book because of the title: Jazz Maynard. For those of us who are jazz fans, this definitely captures our attention! Fortunately what’s inside is a strong story with attractive, stylized art. Backstory (which is shared in this volume): Jazz Maynard was a kid… Continue reading
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BARBARELLA, VOL. 1 – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK If your only familiarity with the character of Barbarella is from the Jane Fonda movie of 1968 then I’d encourage you to open yourself up to the series just a little bit. Yes, there is a strong sense of sexuality in the character but Barbarella is a little bit more than just… Continue reading
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THE SPECTACULAR SISTERHOOD OF SUPERWOMEN – Hope Nicholson
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK Of course this isn’t, technically speaking, a graphic novel, so why should I include a review during my Graphic Novel Week? As the subtitle boasts: “Awesome female characters from comic book history.” Every character mentioned here comes from comics, whether strips or books, print or digital, and comics of course, are the… Continue reading
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HAUNTED: CEMETERY GIRL – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK I am not wildly familiar with Charlaine Harris’ different supernatural worlds or characters. I’ve read a few of the Sookie Stackhouse books and a graphic novel or two based on some of her characters – such as this one, Cemetery Girl – but I otherwise don’t really know these characters. Some people refer… Continue reading
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MONK! – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK Youssef Daoudi’s Monk! is about as close to jazz music in literary form as you can get. On the surface, this story is relatively simple – this is a biography of jazz genius, Thelonius Monk. But just as any life in general and the life of a black jazz musician in the… Continue reading
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JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE – graphic novel
At some point in our future, parts of Manhattan become submerged in thirty feet of ocean water. Forty years after the disaster this area, now known as The Drowning City, has a new problem … an unknown creature is rising from the dark waters and snatching children and taking them into the water. Joe Golem… Continue reading
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PIERCE BROWN’S RED RISING: SONS OF ARES – graphic novel
I’m a little bit behind on my Red Rising series reading (though I’m currently working on correcting that) and I’d hoped that this might help me out and round out a few things for me. And it does. In many ways this is a prequel to the series as it lays out the story of… Continue reading
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JIM BUTCHER’S THE DRESDEN FILES: DOG MEN – graphic novel
I’ve only read a handful of the original Dresden Files books/stories, and a slightly larger handful of these Dresden Files graphic novels, but I’m really enjoying this graphic novel series much more than I would have expected to like them. In this latest edition, Harry Dresden … wizard detective … has been called to rural… Continue reading
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ET TU, BRUTE? – Jason Novak
Well … this is … unusual. Artist Jason Novak takes a look at the history of the Roman Emperors and chronicles their deaths in a series of rapid-pace short cartoons. Novak’s cartoon style reminds me of the 1950’s stylized cartoons. Take a look at the cover as depicted above … that’s straight from the book… Continue reading
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THEATRICS – graphic novel
I haven’t read many graphic novels for a while now but when I saw this one, with an obvious theatre connection, and set in the Roaring 1920’s (an era I enjoy reading about) I thought that this just might be the right book for me. Rudy Burns is living the high life. He’s a sought-after… Continue reading
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ELSEWHERE VOL. 1 – graphic novel
Other than reading a few graphic novels for my book review blog, I am not connected to the comic book/graphic novel community. I don’t read up on what authors and artists are working on and I definitely don’t hear any advance praise or advance criticism. What that means is that when I request an Advance… Continue reading
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THE WITCHER ADULT COLORING BOOK
So how do you review a coloring book? I’ve been kind of fascinated by the coloring book phenomenon going on in the publishing world. It would appear that an awful lot of people who grew up having spent some time coloring with crayons in coloring books have missed that relaxing exercise. Coloring books for adults… Continue reading
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