Title: Two Graves Volume One: Wish You Were HerePublished by: Image Comics, Inc.Written by: Genevieve ValentineIllustrated by: Ming Doyle, Annie WuISBN: 978-1534325975Ages: 18+ Buckle up for a road trip of despair. Emilia wants to take her mother’s ashes to the sea. A personification of death offers her a ride. People die along the way. The…
Author: Angela Dabrowski
Angela Dabrowski has an MLIS and over 10 years of experience designing and hosting pop culture inspired tween & YA public library programs. She spends a lot of time reading manga, drawing, and listening to K-Pop.
Graphic Novel Reviews: Al Capone
Title: Al CaponePublished by: Black Panel PressWritten by: Swann MeralliIllustrated by: Pierre-Francois RadiceISBN: 9781990521164Ages: 18+ Is ambition a crime? You are invited to walk into a jail cell and chat with ruthless gangster, Al Capone.Al Capone tells his story in the graphic novel biography, Al Capone by Swann Meralli. With five chapters covering his lifetime,…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Team Phoenix Vol. 1
Title: Team Phoenix Vol. 1Published by: UDON EntertainmentWritten by: Kenny Ruiz, Osamu TezukaIllustrated by: Kenny RuizISBN: 978-1772942767Ages: 13+ Choose your side in order to survive. When the Robot Alliance take the universe by force and enslave all Organicks, a ragtag group of heroes assemble to stop the spread of violence and pain. Team Phoenix Vol….
Graphic Novel Reviews: Moonray: Mother’s Skin
Title: Moonray: Mother’s SkinPublished by: Living The LineWritten by: Brandon GrahamIllustrated by: Brandon Graham, Xerox G. PenaltaISBN: 978-1736860595Ages: 18+ Existence is exploration. Moonray: Mother’s Skin is a high-concept, artwork-focused graphic novel. The story expands on the storyline for the upcoming video game. However, instead of rigorous action, this story focuses on the contemplation of existence…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Bylines in Blood
Title: Bylines in Blood Published by: Aftershock Written by: Erica Schultz and Van Jensen Illustrated by: Aneke ISBN: 9781956731057 Ages: 18+ Everyone lies — especially after a murder. Satya is a disillusioned reporter-turned-private-investigator when challenged to solve the murder of her former friend’s death. After attempting to report on the Mayor’s corruption, Denzin is found…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Trese 5: Midnight Tribunal
Title: Trese 5: Midnight Tribunal Published by: Ablaze Written by: Budjette Tan Illustrated by: Kajo Baldisimo ISBN: 9781684970834 Ages: 18+ Lurking in a storm may be a supernatural mafia. Trese 5: Midnight Tribunal is the fifth volume of seven books in Trese’s main graphic novel series. Alexandra Trese is a detective who crosses the…
Graphic Novels Reviews: The Closet
Title: The Closet Published by: Image Comics Written by: James Tyrion IV Illustrated by: Gavin Fullerton ISBN: 9781534323254 Ages: 17+ You can’t outrun your problems. In The Closet, a father resents adulthood and responsibility as his four-year-old child begins to see a monster in his bedroom closet. When the family moves from New York to…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Little Monsters Volume One
Title: Little Monsters Volume One Published by: Image Comics Written by: Jeff Lemire Illustrated by: Dustin Nguyen ISBN: 9781534323186 Ages: 16+ The world will end in blood. The apocalypse has happened, and vampires are the last survivors. A group of eight vampires wait for the elders to return. Forever children, they play the same games…
Graphic Novels Reviews: Side Effects
Title: Side Effects Published by: Aftershock Comics Written by: Ted Anderson Illustrated by: Tara O’Connor ISBN: 9781956731088 Ages: 16+ Results may vary with these prescriptions. Side Effects dramatizes one LGBTQIA+ college student’s anxiety as she exits her comfort zone and enters adulthood. Hannah begins college and therapy. Her medications seem to help her anxiety; however,…
Graphic Novels Reviews: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
Title: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth Published by: Image Comics Written by: Zoe Thorogood Illustrated by: Zoe Thorogood ISBN: 978-1534323865 Ages: 18+ Happiness is difficult. It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth is an LGBTQ+ auto-bio-graphic novel that chronicles the author’s internal conflicts to take the reigns of her life. She…