Tag Archives: comic/graphic
Giant Days by John Allison
Read June 2022 Recommended for grown up fans of Lumberjanes ★ ★ 1/2 Underwhelming, given the rave reviews. Mildly diverting. Art is reminiscent of the delightful Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy, which is probably what tempted me, along … Continue reading
The Henchmen’s Book Club by Danny King
Read February 2021 ★ ★ 1/2 I haven’t been this ambivalent about a book since, oh, last week. My reading buddies and I wanted to prolong our baddie streak after finishing Hench. It turned out that The … Continue reading
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Read November 2020 Recommended for people who don’t understand sisters ★ ★ Do you remember how it feels to spend a long road trip in the car, arguing with your sibling? Telgemeier has been kind enough to … Continue reading
Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection by Nick Seluk
Read March 2020 Recommended for people who believe in the heart and brain ★ ★ 1/2 Not sure where I came across this little collection, but I thought I’d check it out from the library before I invested … Continue reading
Cry Fox by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel and Sullivan
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Ben’s graphic novels ★ ★ 1/2 Given all the sly references to Abigail and the foxes in the Peter Grant books, I had my hopes up for the story of Cry … Continue reading
Rivers of London: Detective Stories by Ben Aaronovitch
Read July 2011 Recommended for fans of Neil Gaiman ★ ★ ★ Ben Aaronovitch is a talented writer. And a very, very slow one. I try not to complain, because at least his books are dense enough that … Continue reading
Rivers of London Black Mould by Aaronovitch Cartmel, Sullivan
Read December 2017 Recommended for fans of Peter Grant, graphic novels ★ ★ ★ I read these out of fan appreciation for Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant series, not because I’m attracted to the graphic novel form. That said, the graphics finally … Continue reading
Lumberjanes: A Terrible Plan. Vol.3
Read August 2017 Recommended for fans of girrrl-power ★ ★ ★ It was somewhat with surprise that I found myself enjoying the first two Lumberjanes graphic novels, as it’s not a form I’m drawn to (ha-ha) normally. Unfortunately, the third … Continue reading
Lumberjanes Vol.2 Friendship to the Max!
Read July 2017 Recommended for chicks who love camping or graphic novels ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Score! For a person who ordinarily struggles with the format of graphic novels, this series is the max, adorbs, the bomb, rad, … Continue reading
The Get Fuzzy Eperience
Read June 2017 Recommended for Bucky fans (not the badger) ★ ★ 1/2 Sometimes you just need some easy laughter in life, and what better than comics to fit the bill? I’ve enjoyed the Get Fuzzy comic strip for … Continue reading
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