Title: Lady Mechanika Volume One: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse Published by: Image Comics Written by: Joe Benitez Illustrated by: Joe Benitez ISBN: 9781534320567 Ages: 18+ Who is that lady with the mechanical limbs kicking demon butt? Well, she would like to know too. As Lady Mechanika searches for answers to her past, she…
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 Novels Reviews: Twig
This is the quest of a lifetime, and our main character is already late.
Race against the odds with Twig, who would rather cook than quest.
Graphic Novels Reviews: Radiant Black Volume One
Radiant Black Volume One: (Not So) Secret Origin Published by: Image Comics Written by: Kyle Higgins Illustrated by: Marcelo Costa ISBN: 9781534319165 Ages: 18+ (30+ will especially relate to the characters) Are you tired of your job? In debt up to your eyeballs? Significant other doesn’t understand you? Wish you had mysterious superpowers to solve…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Beneath the Trees: A Fine Summer
Title: Beneath the trees: A Fine Summer Published by: Magnetic Press Written by: Dav Illustrated by: Dav ISBN: 9781951719548 Ages: 6+ ‘Let’s go outside and play ball together’ is the invitation of Dav’s Beneath the Trees: A Fine Summer. This charming graphic novel is a gentle read with minimal text and a whole lot of…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Loonicorns
Title: Loonicorns Published by: Magnetic Press Written by: ced Illustrated by: Waltch Pierre and Gorobei ISBN: 9781951719517 Ages: 12+ Unicorns as they have never been seen. Animaniacs meets My Little Pony in this rollicking adventure. The graphic novel, Loonicorns, takes readers to an alternate world where the sun and moon dropkick each other out of…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Darryl Openworld
Title: Darryl Openworld Published by: Magnetic Written by: Remi Guerin Illustrated by: Krystel ISBN: 9781951719500 Ages: 12+ Full steam ahead! Darryl Openworld is steampunk at its finest with a touch of magic and spirits. Journalysts are the adventurers in Darryl’s world, and he is the best. He will accept any challenge, and although he is…
Graphic Novel Reviews: [Summertime Rendering Volumes One and Two]
Title: Summertime Rendering Volumes One and Two Published by: Udon Entertainment Written & Illustrated by: Yasuki Tanaka ISBN: 978-1772942323, 978-1772942330 Ages: 13+ Never look at your shadow the same away again. In Volumes One and Two of Summertime Rendering, Shinpei returns to his home island to attend the funeral of his foster sister, Ushio. After…
Graphic Novel Reviews: Helm Greycastle: Book One
Title: Helm Greycastle: Book One Published by: Top Crow Productions, Inc. Created by: Henry Barajas & Bryan Valenza ISBN: 9781534319622 Ages: 17+ Helm Greycastle Book One takes your hand, puts a battle axe in it, and takes you on a fantastical quest through Mesoamerica introducing Mexica culture and language along the way. Seems like too…
Graphic Novel Reviews: The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering
Title: The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering Published by: Image Comics, Inc. Written by: Nate Piekos ISBN: 9781534319950 Ages: 12+ Become a professional! Step into the shoes of a graphic novel letterer with The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering. Author Nate Piekos turned his love of graphic novels into career motivation. He has…
Graphic Novel Reviews: A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Admitting Mistakes
A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Admitting Mistakes Published by: AblazeWritten by: Silvia VecchiniIllustrated by: SualzoISBN: 9781950912438Ages: 5+ Choose your words carefully, and keep your friends close. A Difficult Thing: The Importance of Admitting Mistakes is a quick and relatable story about feelings. Using one word and three colors, the story acts like a silent film….